Ariane
[ ar-ee-an; French a-ryan ]
/ ˌær iˈæn; French aˈryan /
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noun
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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Words nearby Ariane
arhythmia, aria, aria da capo, Ariadne, Arian, Ariane, Arianism, Arias Sánchez, Arica, arid, aridification
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