Redstone

[ red-stohn ]

/ ˈrɛdˌstoʊn /

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noun

a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.

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Origin of Redstone

After Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama

Kid-friendly Coal Basin Ranch near Redstone, located in the Roaring Fork Valley about an hour’s drive from Aspen, is a former coal mine turned trail network.
Aspen’s other million-dollar asset: Cycling|Rachel Walker|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
That Redstone rocket was meant to boost American morale after the Soviets launched Sputnik.
Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years, 100 Facts|Sarah Begley|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Last September, Redstone escorted Singh and another girl to an Emmy party.
New Sumner Girl on Payroll|Peter Lauria|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
According to one CBS insider, Redstone instructed Showtime executives to give Singh free rein to pick the job she wanted.
New Sumner Girl on Payroll|Peter Lauria|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Peter Lauria on Redstone's corporate mandate to "make her happy."
New Sumner Girl on Payroll|Peter Lauria|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Redstone, 87, and Singh, 30, have gone out on at least two occasions, sources confirmed.
New Sumner Girl on Payroll|Peter Lauria|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
You agreed to give me four dollars to carry you out to Redstone School-house an' back.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
He had accidentally met with Ellen Redstone for the first time since I left.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
We could go down the Redstone lanes towards Pemberley: one always has a whiff of sea-air there over the downs.'
Uncle Max|Rosa Nouchette Carey
Indians are great wanderers, and a myth can travel as far as a redstone pipe or a string of wampum.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
A court, for the trial of the conspirants, was held at Redstone Fort; and many of them were arraigned at its 232 bar.
Chronicles of Border Warfare|Alexander Scott Withers