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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)

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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 House Appropriations Committee followed up by chopping $163 million out of the $447 million that the Air Force wanted for Bomarc.

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

Guided by Kingston, the Bomarc headed first for a B-17 drone over the Atlantic, found it, then attacked a second drone target miles away, finally was allowed to drop harmlessly into the sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

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