fairings

plural of fairing, British

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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 addition to multiple scholarship donations and programs, Parton also mobilized over the years after natural disasters affected both her home state and surrounding areas.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Parton’s family has asked for donations to Imagination Library in lieu of flowers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And besides that, everybody else benefits from being able to enjoy their special gifts.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • About 90% of her California education gifts, though, went to higher education.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Canva Moves Beyond Making Things Look Good Teachers already use Canva for presentations, worksheets, newsletters and much more.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The suite includes Word for documents, Excel for spreadsheets and data analysis, PowerPoint for presentations, Outlook for email, OneNote for notes, and Access for database management.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Christmas presents remain a crucial ritual, even when the present is half an apple.
    Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Buffalo’s vulnerable secondary presents an opportunity for offensive coordinator Nick Coleman to attack vertically with explosive receivers like Greg Gaines III and Kyle McNeal.
    Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Fairings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairings. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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