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Concorde

American  
[kon-kawrd, kong-, kon-kawrd, kong-] / ˈkɒn kɔrd, ˌkɒŋ-, kɒnˈkɔrd, kɒŋ- /
Trademark.
  1. a supersonic passenger aircraft manufactured and operated jointly by England and France.


Concorde British  
/ ˈkɒnkɔːd, ˈkɒŋ- /

noun

  1. the first commercial supersonic airliner. Of Anglo-French construction, it is capable of cruising at over 2160 km per hr (1200 mph)

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The Lourdes gathering came a day after an estimated 700,000 people flocked to the Place de la Concorde in Paris to hear the pontiff speak.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Near the stage at Place de la Concorde a number of politicians took their seats, including far-right leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The shockwave created by a jet breaking the sound barrier restricted Concorde to flights over the sea and barred it from lucrative routes across the US.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Could the most radical plane design since the Concorde take on Boeing?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

It’s an attractive and drizzly winter’s night, scraps of melting snow shored up against the edges of the Place de la Concorde, the city looking ghostly, its windows jeweled with raindrops.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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