astrodome
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: astrohatch. a transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which observations can be made, esp of the stars
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a large domed sports stadium
Etymology
Origin of astrodome
Example Sentences
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Navigator George Hart climbed into the astrodome, a transparent plastic bubble atop the fuselage, and started to shoot the stars with his sextant.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the darkness men scrambled through an escape hatch or pushed up through the astrodome.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most American scientists think an impregnable astrodome over the U.S. is sheer fantasy.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have plans for a satellite which will have an astrodome, lounge seats and dual headlights.
From Time Magazine Archive
The nose swung into the Connie again with a jar that sent Rip sliding into the clear plastic of the astrodome.
From Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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