Redstone

American  

[red-stohn] / ˈrɛdˌstoʊn /

noun

1. a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.

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Etymology

Origin of Redstone

After Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama

Example Sentences

Discovery — a month after Ellison and RedBird Capital Partners had acquired Paramount from the Redstone family in an $8-billion deal.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later, Sumner Redstone made a hostile bid for Viacom, buying the company for $3.4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Viacom took us over, Sumner Redstone started buying up stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Was that the only way you were tormented by Sumner Redstone?

From The Wall Street Journal

Monday’s conference call with analysts was the first time Ellison, Paramount’s chairman and chief executive, directly addressed Wall Street after merging his production company, Skydance Media, with Paramount in August — an $8-billion deal that ushered the Redstone family from the entertainment stage.

From Los Angeles Times