von Braun

[ von broun; German fuhn broun ]

noun

1. Braun, Wernher von.

von Braun

/ vɒn ˈbraʊn; fɒn /

noun

1. von BraunWernher19121977MUSGermanTECHNOLOGY: engineer Wernher (ˈvɛrnər). 1912–77, US rocket engineer, born in Germany, where he designed the V-2 missile used in World War II. In the US he worked on the Apollo project

Example Sentences

Oberst von Braun was taken prisoner a few days after, and the British reported that his mind was unhinged.

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Maybe the Russians beat us, and maybe von Braun got lucky, but ours is still there, Mac!

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