ariel

¹

Or ar·iel gazelle

[air-ee-uhl]

noun

1. a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.

Ariel

²

[air-ee-uhl]

noun

1. (in Shakespeare'sTempest ) a spirit of the air who is required to use his magic to help Prospero.

2. Astronomy.,  one of the moons of the planet Uranus.

3. Aerospace.,  one of a series of British satellites that studied the ionosphere, cosmic rays, and x-rays.

4. Also Arielle a first name.

Ariel

¹

/ ˈɛərɪəl /

noun

1. the smallest of the four large satellites of Uranus

ariel

²

/ ˈɛərɪəl /

noun

1. an Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica (or dama )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ariel¹

First recorded in 1825–35, ariel is from the dialectal Arabic word aryal

Word History and Origins

Origin of ariel¹

C19: from Arabic aryal

Example Sentences

The situation worsened significantly at the start of 2024, when gangs forced then-prime minister Ariel Henry to resign.

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The Frenchman has so far been unable to step foot in Haiti as the capital Port-au-Prince is mostly under the control of gangs, who forced the then-prime minister Ariel Henry to resign at the beginning of 2024.

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A few spots got as much as 8 inches of rain, said Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.

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According to founder and CEO Joe Ariel, “The first couple years in the pandemic really became a tipping point for us.”

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“We’re up over 400% on Thanksgiving orders since 2019,” Ariel said.

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