Etymology

buran

B3U1R1A1N1

Today it means: A Soviet spacecraft, modeled after the American Space Shuttle. Full definition →

Russian бура́н
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromбура́н“snowstorm”
  2. English todayBuran

From the Russian бура́н (burán, “snowstorm”).

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