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Redstone

American  
[red-stohn] / ˈrɛdˌstoʊn /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of Redstone

After Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama

Example Sentences

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Paramount’s play for Warner Bros. came a month after Ellison finalized his family’s purchase of cash-strapped Paramount from Shari Redstone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Shari Redstone, the former majority shareholder in CBS News parent Paramount, also publicly expressed her support for Dokoupil at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Discovery — a month after Ellison and RedBird Capital Partners had acquired Paramount from the Redstone family in an $8-billion deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Was that the only way you were tormented by Sumner Redstone?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Every mission involved the Mercury capsule, though the rockets—Scout, Redstone, and Atlas—varied.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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