VON BRAUN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)

Synonyms:

Braun; von Braun; Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun; Wernher von Braun

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

rocket engineer; rocket scientist (an engineer who builds and tests rockets)

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