Concorde
[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.
/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)
n.
supersonic passenger airliner, operating from 1976 to 2003, from French concorde, literally “harmony, agreement” (see concord), reflecting the Anglo-French collaborative agreement that produced it.
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