fairings

plural of fairing, British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fairings Because the Ariane 6 rocket is expendable, Europe must increase production of all of the vehicle’s elements, from its solid-rocket motors to first-stage engines, in addition to upper stages and payload fairings. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairings
Noun
  • In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Dick Guttman Memorial Fund at the Entertainment Industries Foundation, which supports members of the creative community through a variety of philanthropic efforts, including wildfire relief.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Brown accepted no donations from Wexner himself, Federal Election Commission records show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This wasn’t an isolated incident; other concrete gifts that Wilson has accumulated this year now decorate the backyard in Ridgewood, Queens.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The new locations will carry toys, collectibles and gifts from brands and entertainment properties including LEGO, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Pokémon and KPop Demon Hunters.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The program includes runway shows by nine designers at the Leather Fashion Hub and presentations by five others at Spazio Lineapelle.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Wednesday’s presentations added more voices from inside UC leadership to a debate that so far has been led by math and science faculty pressing for the SAT’s return.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Library patron Betsie Hale did quilling years ago when her children were in grammar school, making Christmas ornaments on white paper with pearls or rhinestones for her kids to give away as presents.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Pet ownership presents particular challenges for the unhoused, many activists say.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Fairings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairings. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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