Aerobee

[ air-uh-bee ]

noun

1. a U.S. two-stage, liquid-propellant sounding rocket developed in the 1940s that carried scientific instruments and occasionally biological specimens into the upper stratosphere.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aerobee¹

Aero ( jet Engineering Corporation ) developer of the rocket + (Bumble)bee cover name for the Navy project to produce such rockets

Example Sentences

Actually, we used a modified Aerobee, a rocket of proven dependability.

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