Ariane

[ar-ee-an, a-ryan]

noun

1. Rocketry.,  a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.

2. a first name, French form of Ariadne.

Example Sentences

That year-long hiatus ended with the first launch of Europe's much-delayed Ariane 6 rocket in July 2024.

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"Ariane 6 is an excellent rocket -- it's very precise," Aschbacher said.

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Despite finally getting Ariane 6 and the new, smaller Vega C launcher off the ground, the ESA has decided on a "paradigm shift", Aschbacher said.

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When Ariane 6 was being planned more than a decade ago, reusability was not considered worth the extra cost and time.

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Chef Ariane Duarte, a “Top Chef” season five alum and accomplished New Jersey restaurateur, had a recipe for her winning watermelon-and-feta salad in one of the early “Top” Chef cookbooks.

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