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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a supersonic passenger aircraft formerly used for transatlantic flight.
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- proper noun The Aérospatiale-BAC
supersonic airliner , previously usedcommercially . - proper noun A station on the Paris Métro, near Place de la Concorde for which it is named.
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Examples
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Concorde is a good example of a cool, futuristic technology that had an anemic market and was ended.
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Yet now in 2010 Concorde is a memory and a mere flat bed in F is now pass; it simply must be a suite darling.
Meet the finalists for Lufthansa's Trip of a Lifetime contest 2010
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Formula One's lucrative broadcast rights fall under what is known as the Concorde Agreement, a commercial arrangement involving the racing teams, CVC and the governing body of auto racing, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
NYT > Global Home By MATTHEW SALTMARSH 2011
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Later I transplanted the tree to some good soil I found outside a club called Concorde 2 on the seafront.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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There is each-way value in Dermot Weld's Majestic Concorde, which is an extremely classy runner and a fantastic jumper.
Tip of the Day 2011
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Later I transplanted the tree to some good soil I found outside a club called Concorde 2 on the seafront.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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The cash gets distributed in prize money under a private contract called the Concorde Agreement – which can't be made public.
Williams F1 tean needs extra gear to benefit from stock market flotation 2011
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Kenneth Quinn , a former senior U.S. air-safety official and currently a partner in the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittmann LLP, called the Concorde prosecution senseless and wasteful.
In Wake of Concorde Verdict, a Fiery Debate Daniel Michaels 2010
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With round-trip fare across the Atlantic costing upward of $10,000, a trip on the Concorde was a symbol of prestige.
On this Day: Air France Concorde Flight Crashes, Killing 113 2008
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With round-trip fare across the Atlantic costing upward of $10,000, a trip on the Concorde was a symbol of prestige.
On this Day: Air France Concorde Flight Crashes, Killing 113 2008
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