OKB

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noun

A special design bureau of the Soviet Union, that performed experimental research and development.

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Meanings

nounOKB (plural OKBs)

plural OKBs

  1. Cold WarA special design bureau of the Soviet Union, that performed experimental research and development.

Origin

  1. RussianОКБ
  2. EnglishOKB

From Russian ОКБ (OKB), initialism of опытное конструкторское бюро (opytnoje konstruktorskoje bjuro) or опытно-конструкторское бюро (opytno-konstruktorskoje bjuro, “expert design bureau”).

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APA

OKB. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OKB

MLA

“OKB.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OKB. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “OKB,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OKB.

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