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Star Wars

American  

noun

  1. a U.S. weapons research program begun in 1984 to explore technologies, including ground- and space-based lasers, for destroying attacking missiles and warheads.

Star Wars British  

noun

  1. Formal name: Strategic Defense Initiative.   SDI.  (in the US) a proposed system of artificial satellites armed with lasers to destroy enemy missiles in space

  2. (modifier; sometimes not capitals) of, relating to, or denoting this system

    Star Wars defence

    star wars policy
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Star Wars 1 Cultural  

  1. A series of popular science fiction motion pictures created by George Lucas. The first trilogy debuted in 1977 with Star Wars: A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi followed in the 1980s. Prequels, Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, were recently released. The films are noted for combining classic themes of good versus evil with cutting-edge special effects.

Star Wars 2 Cultural  

  1. A popular name, taken from the title of a film, for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) of President Ronald Reagan. “Star Wars” involves the development by the United States of a defense in outer space against intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Etymology

Origin of Star Wars

C20: popularly named after the science fiction film Star Wars (1977) by George Lucas

Example Sentences

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Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down after 14 years at the helm of the studio that makes Star Wars, one of the highest-grossing Hollywood franchises in history.

From BBC

Kennedy, who was picked by Star Wars creator George Lucas to lead the company, will become a full-time producer, the studio said on Thursday.

From BBC

Best known for steering the reboot of the science-fiction series, Kennedy oversaw hits like The Force Awakens but she was also behind the franchise's first ever box office flop - Solo: A Star Wars Story.

From BBC

Filoni credited Kennedy for overseeing the "greatest expansion" in Star Wars storytelling.

From BBC

Kennedy has led Lucasfilm since 2012, when entertainment giant Disney bought the studio, home to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.

From BBC

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