"Spotter" Quotes from Famous Books
... and if the gun were correctly laid and the pointer pressed the button at precisely the right instant, the shot would hit the target, practically speaking. But, in actual practice, the range-finder makes an error, the spotter makes an error, the plotting-room makes an error, the sight-setter makes an error, and the gun-pointer makes an error. The sum total of all of these errors results in 90 ... — The Navy as a Fighting Machine • Bradley A. Fiske
... extended, finger uplifted, apron, cape, gloves, strap, wet-weather clothes, whip carefully chosen, Boss, spotter, starter, hostler, somebody loafing on you, you loafing on somebody, headway, man before and man behind, Good day's work, bad day's work, pet stock, mean stock, first out, last out, turning-in at night, To think that these are so much and so nigh to other drivers, ... — Leaves of Grass • Walt Whitman
... about the high price of company-store merchandise, and was surprised to get a sharp kick on the ankle. Afterwards, as they were on their way to supper, Madvik gave him the reason. "Red-faced feller, Gus. Look out for him—company spotter." ... — King Coal - A Novel • Upton Sinclair
... pay the driver from $1 to $2 a day; the starter he has to conciliate in various ways. A lump of stamps is better than drinks and cigars, though drinks and cigars have a good deal of influence on the roads; and then the 'spotter' has to get ... — Lights and Shadows of New York Life - or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City • James D. McCabe
... a high stool in a high tower, on a high hill sits the Head Spotter of the Weather ... — Rootabaga Stories • Carl Sandburg |