What is "sweeps"

Usage examples of "sweeps".

Every day the 200-mile searches went out ahead and, on both flanks, the antisub Avengers made their horizon sweeps and maintained inner and intermediate patrols and the Wildcat CAP was constantly overhead.

It was incredible that after the painstaking morning sweeps had found nothing, the sea should suddenly be alive with the enemy.

Eager to get back into operation, a technician switched on the antenna training motor and Brad Williams revolved a dozen times at the masthead, his angry shouts swamped by the voices of the guns, until an officer on the bridge noticed that his majestic sweeps around the horizon were apparently unintentional.

Nine thousand feet overhead, as the fighters completed their sweeps, the SBDs rolled over into their classic and deadly dives and the 1,000-pounders began to rock the island.

CAP left, the first fighter sweeps from the day carriers were overhead.

The hard-faced man who had confronted Rhenna kicked his horse in a wide circle around his stricken troops, exhorting them with sweeps of his bared sword.

In the cold hour the fire began to die, and I was about stepping forth to replenish it, for now the snow came in flying sweeps and with it a chill mist.

The wind came now with fiercer and more bitter sweeps, and more steadily from the north.

As an avalanche sweeps onward, gathering bulk and momentum, I will sweep into the lands of mine ancient enemies.

With an inarticulate roar he whirled, making wide sweeps with his great sword to keep them from piling on his back.

As the warmth sweeps through his body he holds up his arms and his companions slip a golden mantle over his shoulders.

As a final act of desecration, he rolled her over onto her front and, with two deep sweeps of his knife, carved the sign of the cross on her naked back.