Aerobee

American  

[air-uh-bee] / ˈɛər əˌbi /

noun

1. a U.S. two-stage, liquid-propellant sounding rocket developed in the 1940s that carried scientific instruments and occasionally biological specimens into the upper stratosphere.

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Etymology

Origin of Aerobee

Aero ( jet Engineering Corporation ) developer of the rocket + (Bumble)bee cover name for the Navy project to produce such rockets

Example Sentences

According to Aviation Week, the Aerobee M solves the propulsion problem with five stages of solid-fuel rockets, starting with a cluster of four Aerojet Seniors, which were developed for the Navy's Polaris missile.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the shower, the Air Force will launch an Aerobee rocket equipped with a "Venus Flytrap" nose cone.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Washington last week, Navy scientists reported that a high-flying Aerobee rocket had detected strong X-ray sources associated with distant galaxies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three charges were fired simultaneously from an Aerobee rocket at the Holloman Air Force Base, N. Mex. on Oct.

From Time Magazine Archive

Actually, we used a modified Aerobee, a rocket of proven dependability.

From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)