Ariane
[ar-ee-an; French a-ryan]
- Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- a female given name, French form of Ariadne.
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Examples from the Web for ariane
Contemporary Examples
As a mother to three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, Máxima has passed her style down to the next generation.
Ever the gentleman, however, he announced that he, together with Ariane, had read and appreciated the first two chapters.
Ariane was born and raised in a two-star Michelin kitchen in Gascony, a rustic corner in Southwest France.
But, at first, Ariane trained for a different career, graduating from Columbia with a journalism degree.
Historical Examples
Had it been written in compunction for Ariane aux bords laisse?
Adrienne TonerAnne Douglas Sedgwick
The wives are adorning them-761-selves with the help of Ariane.
The Complete Opera BookGustav Kobb
But to the astonishment of all Ariane bandages his wounds and the others help her.
The Complete Opera BookGustav Kobb
You will perhaps observe that I have said nothing about Ariane.
My RecollectionsJules Massenet
Later on I found him the same invaluable collaborator when Ariane was put on at the Opra.
My RecollectionsJules Massenet