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pegasus

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

Editorial note

That 60k kg ascent rocket is just a bit bigger than the Pegasus XL, which can launch 443 kg.

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Quick take

(originally Greek mythology, fantasy, occasionally proscribed) Any winged horse; pterippus.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

(originally Greek mythology, fantasy, occasionally proscribed) Any winged horse; pterippus.

noun

(historical) A coin of ancient Corinth with a winged horse depicted on the obverse.

noun

(archaic) Poetic inspiration; muse.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pegasus.

noun

(originally Greek mythology, fantasy, occasionally proscribed) Any winged horse; pterippus.

noun

(historical) A coin of ancient Corinth with a winged horse depicted on the obverse.

noun

(archaic) Poetic inspiration; muse.

noun

Alternative form of Pegasus. [(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.]

Example sentences

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That 60k kg ascent rocket is just a bit bigger than the Pegasus XL, which can launch 443 kg.

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Orbital Sciences does it with their Pegasus rockets which are launched from high-flying airplanes.

3

Horizontal shuttle launch from a Mriya, using the same principle as a Pegasus rocket.

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The strategy had worked with Random House; Pegasus was ready to knuckle under; only Klinger (so far as we know) resisted.

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A better example of air launch is Pegasus [0].

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How is this better than the Pegasus concept?

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Something like Pegasus or (I think) Athena 1 were 3 stage designs.

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You can see the size of the Pegasus launcher is much, much smaller than a Falcon 9 - it's certainly not going to work for SLS/Falcon Heavy/MCT-sized payloads.

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A competent chatbot judge could suggest a novel situation, say a broken-winged black Pegasus appeared in Jane's hometown when she was seven, and ask pointed questions to find out if the interlocutor is a human or a bot.

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You needed access to their lab so you could get their pterodactyl skeleton, coat it with wax and pegasus feathers, and launch yourself out overseas to fly to Hydra Island.

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Believe it or not it took me a couple of days to find Pegasus but then it was obvious each night as I gazed up at the sky.

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Edit: actually it seems like they plan to rent it out to people funded by grants money and government contracts: Pegasus plans to rent the facility out to parties interested in conducting large-scale tests, and they’re anticipating demand.

Quote examples

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I'm pretty sure this is actually impossible, and is the equivalent of drawing a pegasus and saying "I have this great concept for a novel form of transportation!" i.e.

Proper noun examples

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Pegasus Global Holdings, through its operating subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles, is an international technology development firm.

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Hotel.com which is owned by expedia connects to hotels via a Global Distribution System (GDS) like Sabre or Pegasus.

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Pegasus has gone from alone in its class, to having competition, back to being alone).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pegasus in a sentence?

That 60k kg ascent rocket is just a bit bigger than the Pegasus XL, which can launch 443 kg.

What does pegasus mean?

(originally Greek mythology, fantasy, occasionally proscribed) Any winged horse; pterippus.

What part of speech is pegasus?

pegasus is commonly used as noun.