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Westar

American  
[wes-tahr] / ˈwɛs tɑr /

noun

  1. one of a series of privately owned geostationary communications satellites that service commercial users in the U.S.


Etymology

Origin of Westar

West(ern Union st)ar

Example Sentences

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Great Plains is the parent of Kansas City Power & Light Co., and its proposed acquisition of Westar would give it 1.5 million customers from central Kansas to central Missouri.

From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2017

Concerned, the Topeka High principal, Rebecca Morrisey, recommended him for an internship at Westar Energy.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2017

Last week, shareholders approved the sale of Westar to Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2016

Both satellites, the Palapa B-2 and the Westar 6, which had been deployed from a shuttle earlier in the year, had slipped into useless orbits.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2014

The Smart Grid Investment Grant Program involves many of the nation's biggest polluting utilities, including Westar and Duke.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2010

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