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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

Instead of the Arrow, whose production abort will cost the Canadian taxpayers some $500 million all told, Canada will rely for antibomber defense during the next few years on U.S.-built Bomarc missiles.

From Time Magazine Archive

On Capitol Hill last May, questioned about the rivalry between the Bomarc and the Nike-Hercules, he made an awkward admission: "We have not done very well in making a decision."

From Time Magazine Archive

The ten biggest and some of their important contracts: � Boeing Airplane Co., with $2.1 billion, including 6-52 bombers, KC-135 jet tankers and Bomarc missiles.

From Time Magazine Archive

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