Apollo

American  

[uh-pol-oh] / əˈpɒl oʊ /

noun

plural

Apollos

1. the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.

2. a very handsome young man.

3. Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the moon and back.

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Apollo ¹ British  

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. any of a series of manned US spacecraft designed to explore the moon and surrounding space. Apollo 11 made the first moon landing in July 1969

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Apollo ² British  

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. classical myth the god of light, poetry, music, healing, and prophecy: son of Zeus and Leto

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apollo ³ British  

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. a strikingly handsome youth

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apollo ⁴ British  

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. a handsome Eurasian mountain butterfly, Parnassius apollo, with palish wings and prominent red ocelli

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Apollo Cultural  

1. The Greek and Roman god of poetry, prophecy, medicine, and light. Apollo represents all aspects of civilization and order. He was worshiped at the Delphic oracle, where a priestess gave forth his predictions. Zeus was his father, and Artemis was his sister. He is sometimes identified with Hyperion, the Titan he succeeded.

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The sun was sometimes described as Apollo's chariot, riding across the sky.

As a representative of controlled and ordered nature, Apollo is often contrasted with Dionysus, the god who represents wild, creative energies.

Example Sentences

“We appreciate Apollo’s continued collaboration to reach this outcome as we realign our capital structure with our long-term strategy,” Zinsner said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wright was previously a systems engineer at Bendix Aerospace, and at Nasa was responsible for the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package.

From BBC

Baidu operates its Apollo Go driverless taxi service in dozens of cities across the world, mostly in China.

From BBC

A number of Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis froze in the middle of traffic in a major Chinese city, forcing passengers to abandon the vehicles, and raising questions over the safety of self-driving cars.

From The Wall Street Journal

At this moment communications with Earth will be interrupted: the four astronauts are expected to become the human beings who have traveled farthest from Earth, breaking the Apollo 13 record.

From Barron's

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