Bomarc
Americannoun
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
The U.S. is nonetheless now developing 25 defensive missiles, with prime attention to the Air Force's area-defense Bomarc, a ramjet-powered interceptor that is designed to kill enemy aircraft 350 miles away and 60,000 ft. up.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the process they winged Tory plans to rely on two Canadian Bomarc bases and nine aging squadrons of CF-100 interceptors as the country's only home defense against the bomber threat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Four weeks ago, the new 400-mile Bomarc B failed for the seventh time in seven test flights.
From Time Magazine Archive
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