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yeager

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

Editorial note

But a stock starfighter couldn't do that, the one Yeager was flying was outfitted with a rocket engine.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A surname.

noun

An unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky.

noun

A tiny town in Hughes County, Oklahoma.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for yeager.

noun

A surname.

noun

An unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky.

noun

A tiny town in Hughes County, Oklahoma.

Example sentences

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But a stock starfighter couldn't do that, the one Yeager was flying was outfitted with a rocket engine.

2

It kind of freaks me out that Chuck Yeager is still alive (89 and going strong).

3

So Yeager got in a jet, took off, circled the airfield, and touched down exactly at the midpoint between the lines.

4

It kind of freaks me out that Chuck Yeager has a a twitter account.

5

I'd rather have three backscatter scanners operating at Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV than operating in Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta.

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So you don't have to be Chuck Yeager to fly one.

7

And Yeager and Walton are certainly not declaring victory yet.

8

Didn’t Chuck Yeager burn his face off doing that?

9

Chuck Yeager had a number of close calls.

10

Here's an interesting coincidence: I noticed that October 14 is also the date that Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 [1].

11

I read it a while ago but I remember that was very informative in how William Yeager conceived the architecture of the multi-protocol router (which in deed I think it was the multi-protocol feature the big hit of Cisco over Wellfleet).

Quote examples

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I had a buddy in college whose great-grandfather changed his name from Yeager to something very "Americanish".

Proper noun examples

1

Yeager famously survived an accident with a modified F-104 that was in some ways quite similar to the SpaceX craft (i.e.

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Yeager wanted his pilots to survive combat, and that meant being perfect pilots every time.

3

But I've been on some charters where I'm pretty sure that they were, in fact, larping Chuck Yeager.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use yeager in a sentence?

But a stock starfighter couldn't do that, the one Yeager was flying was outfitted with a rocket engine.

What does yeager mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is yeager?

yeager is commonly used as noun.