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Bomarc

American  
[boh-mahrk] / ˈboʊ mɑrk /

noun

U.S. Military.
  1. a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.


Etymology

Origin of Bomarc

1960–65; Bo(eing) + M(ichigan) A(eronautical) R(esearch) C(enter)

Example Sentences

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As evidence of the centrality of this region to Boeing’s engineering future, he said that team works in the company’s Bomarc building in Everett.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Earlier this summer, Boeing sold off a warehouse at the Bomarc Business Park in Everett for $35 million and seven office buildings in Bellevue’s Eastgate area for $139 million.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

He stood by Bomarc as the bird failed in seven successive tests at Cape Canaveral�only to have the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another Opposition speaker sarcastically demanded assurances that the RCAF's new Bomarc missiles would not be stolen as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the Commons' rowdiest squall yet burst over Bomarc when word came from Washington that the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive