redback

British  

noun

1. a small venomous Australian spider, Latrodectus hasselti , having long thin legs and, in the female, a red stripe on the back of its globular abdomen

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Example Sentences

Hanwha Defense said it plans to establish a branch in Poland to use for the expansion of European defense exports, including the K9, Redback armoured vehicles, and guided missiles.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2022

“We need realistic training” said Mr. Falla, the director of training at Redback One, a leading combat training systems company.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2022

The red-colored putter, first shown to TaylorMade’s tour staff at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera in 2016, incorporates the color of the Redback Spider, an insect indigenous to Day’s homeland of Australia.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 25, 2019

But there were some companies early on—Foundry Networks, Redback Networks, RealNetworks—where we made over 100 times our money.

From Forbes • Apr. 6, 2011

Redback, a high-speed broadband IPO with enough Cisco overlap to be cast as Junior, went from 23 to 163 in two months.

From Time Magazine Archive