fairings

plural of fairing, British

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Recent Examples of fairings Conventional launch vehicles secure their payloads inside protective fairings that fall away from the rocket completely once damaging aerodynamic forces disappear in the vacuum of space. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2026 As part of the contract, Beyond Gravity will produce 20 long and seven short fairings. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get. Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 The vertical launch horizontal landing spaceplane will be mated to a launch vehicle and will not be encapsulated in the launch vehicle fairings. Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026 The material was also used in the fenders, fairings and winglets on the Suzuki GSX-R1000R for the the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race over the last couple of years. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026 Boeing’s uncrewed spacecraft fits in normal rocket fairings, or nosecones, and has flown five times on United Launch Alliance Atlas V rockets, once on SpaceX Falcon 9 and once on Falcon Heavy. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025 The prototype that Sarcos demonstrated had all of the functionality of the version that will ship in January, but latter models will include plastic fairings over the suit as well as quick-change end-effectors. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2019
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Noun
  • The American Red Cross declared its second ever national blood supply crisis Monday, urging immediate donations as blood supplies fall to their lowest levels in four summers.
    Velvet Wu July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
  • The GoFundMe page states that donations will help cover medical expenses, funeral costs, counseling and other unexpected expenses in the months ahead.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The gifts that stay with people are usually the ones that felt personal rather than generic.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Missouri residents can access informational presentations about Benton’s life work for free.
    Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • My dad was at a place called Seabury and my mom even did presentations there, not just for the benefit of my dad, but for other clients or patients as well.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • At the world’s top hotel properties, turndown gifts, in-room amenities, and departure presents have become an intentional part of the guest experience.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Entertainment includes shooting parties, exchanging presents and the annual family walk to Christmas morning service at the Sandringham Church on the estate, which is about 100 miles north of London.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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“Fairings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairings. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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