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Star Wars

noun

  1. a U.S. weapons research program begun in 1984 to explore technologies, including ground- and space-based lasers, for destroying attacking missiles and warheads.


Star Wars

noun

  1. Formal nameStrategic Defense Initiative (in the US) a proposed system of artificial satellites armed with lasers to destroy enemy missiles in space SDI
  2. modifier; sometimes not capitals of, relating to, or denoting this system

    Star Wars defence

    star wars policy

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Star Wars

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  1. A series of popular science fiction motion pictures created by George Lucas. The first trilogy debuted in 1977 with Star Wars: A New Hope . The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi followed in the 1980s. Prequels, Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode 2: Attack of the Clones , were recently released. The films are noted for combining classic themes of good versus evil with cutting-edge special effects.


Star Wars

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  1. A popular name, taken from the title of a film, for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) of President Ronald Reagan . “Star Wars” involves the development by the United States of a defense in outer space against intercontinental ballistic missiles .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Star Wars1

C20: popularly named after the science fiction film Star Wars (1977) by George Lucas
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Example Sentences

Marking a TV and film industry reception, the band outside Buckingham Palace played movie themes, including from Star Wars and James Bond - which might have been for agent 00-76.

From BBC

Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi has had its rating upgraded from a U to a PG because of its violence and a scene showing Han Solo frozen in carbonite.

From BBC

Return of the Jedi was the third Star Wars film to be released.

From BBC

Since working on the original “Twister” in 1996, VFX supervisor Ben Snow has earned four Oscar nominations for his contributions to fantastical projects including “Iron Man” and “Star Wars: Episode 2 — Attack of the Clones.”

Bohrman drew inspiration from Star Wars to create the infamous holograms.

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