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aldrin

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aldrin.

Editorial note

But some people are going to find such theories to be horribly offensive (like Buzz Aldrin about moon fakery).

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Quick take

An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of aldrin gathered in one view.

noun

An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aldrin.

noun

An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

But some people are going to find such theories to be horribly offensive (like Buzz Aldrin about moon fakery).

2

That's why that photograph of Neil Armstrong (edit sorry, of Aldrin BY Armstrong) standing on the moon is, to me at least, still the single greatest achievement of humanity.

3

Challenging him on these kinds of issues is like challenging Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin on actually landing on the moon.

4

Armstrong and Aldrin hadn't participated in that earlier simulation, so they were probably a lot more worried than Mission Control was!

5

I remember as a kid playing buzz aldrin's race into space I was fascinated by the exploding rockets.

6

And Armstrong never asked for a reading; he assumed Aldrin was telling him just what he needed to know and nothing else.

7

Uh, Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon, with Collins in orbit.

8

I read Aldrin reading out meter values to Armstrong, who was looking out the window..

9

Buzz Aldrin was asked how he would spend his last hours alive on the moon if the ascent engine had failed to light and left them stranded.

10

Buzz Aldrin is very passionate about colonizing Mars [1].

11

I bet the Apollo program would have ended much sooner if Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin never made it off of the Moon.

12

In addition Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin realized the craft overshot its intended landing spot and was heading for a field of rocks and boulders where landing would be impossible.

Quote examples

1

You're giving short shrift to Aldrin (and the training they all received) by calling it "Neil's landing".

2

If you want to know more read Aldrin's book "Magnificent Desolation".

3

All I'd have to say to Buzz Aldrin or anyone else from the Apollo program is, "Sorry we dropped the ball you handed us."

4

As one comedian said, the three probably put it to a vote as to which two would get to walk on the moon, and Armstrong and Aldrin said "Let's do it alphabetically!"...

Proper noun examples

1

These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery.

2

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, and Gordon Cooper all have reported either first hand experience or second hand knowledge.

3

Trichloroethylene, acrylamide, and many more including pesticides like Aldrin, Dieldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use aldrin in a sentence?

But some people are going to find such theories to be horribly offensive (like Buzz Aldrin about moon fakery).

What does aldrin mean?

An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

What part of speech is aldrin?

aldrin is commonly used as noun.