Etymology

Concorde

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Today it means: The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially. Full definition →

French concorde
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  1. French · derived fromconcorde“concord”
  2. English todayConcorde

Named for French concorde (“concord”), due to the collaboration of the UK and France in developing the aircraft.

Words from the same roots

Frenchconcorde all →

concord

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