Bomarc

[ boh-mahrk ]

noun

, U.S. Military.

1. a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bomarc¹

1960–65; Bo(eing) + M(ichigan) A(eronautical) R(esearch) C(enter)

Example Sentences

As evidence of the centrality of this region to Boeing’s engineering future, he said that team works in the company’s Bomarc building in Everett.

From Seattle Times

Earlier this summer, Boeing sold off a warehouse at the Bomarc Business Park in Everett for $35 million and seven office buildings in Bellevue’s Eastgate area for $139 million.

From Seattle Times

In the Bomarc business park on the northeast corner of the airport, the Collins Aerostructures unit that completed and integrated the 787 engine pods, or nacelles, is moving that work to Alabama and closing down, with the loss of 85 jobs.

From Seattle Times

A large warehouse on the Bomarc property in Everett is for sale.

From Seattle Times

House of Representatives slash the Bomarc program.

From Time Magazine Archive