Venera

[ vuh-nair-uh; Russian vyi-nye-ruh ]

noun

1. one of a series of Soviet space probes that obtained scientific information about the atmosphere of Venus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Venera¹

1961; < Russian Venéra Venus (< Latin Vener-, stem of Venus )

Example Sentences

At Texas ExpoTiro — Venera says he and his wife named the gun show for America’s “most gun-loving state” — the firearm fans see it differently.

From Washington Post

“This is a triumph of liberty!” said retired military police chief Marcelo Venera, the executive director of the two-year-old expo, the largest gun show in the country and the first open to civilians.

From Washington Post

The United States has a much more “developed” gun culture than Brazil, Venera said.

From Washington Post

Venera is not concerned that legal gun sales will help arm the cartels.

From Washington Post

Later, in 1982, seismometers on the Soviet Union’s Venera 13 and 14 landers detected hints of volcanic tremors on Venus.

From Scientific American