Ariane

[ ar-ee-an; French a-ryan ]

/ ˌær iˈæn; French aˈryan /

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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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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

As a mother to three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, Máxima has passed her style down to the next generation.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Is a New Style Icon|Erin Cunningham|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ever the gentleman, however, he announced that he, together with Ariane, had read and appreciated the first two chapters.
Reading Nabokov to Nabokov|Lila Azam Zanganeh|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ariane was born and raised in a two-star Michelin kitchen in Gascony, a rustic corner in Southwest France.
The Queen of Foie Gras|David Lincoln Ross|December 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But, at first, Ariane trained for a different career, graduating from Columbia with a journalism degree.
The Queen of Foie Gras|David Lincoln Ross|December 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Had it been written in compunction for Ariane aux bords laisse?
Adrienne Toner|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The wives are adorning them-761-selves with the help of Ariane.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
But to the astonishment of all Ariane bandages his wounds and the others help her.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
A jet of water extinguishes Ariane's light, but she is not fearful.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
Here Ariane is surprised by Blue-Beard, who lays hold of her.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb