NOUN | person | Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun, Braun, von Braun, Wernher von Braun | United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England) |
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Meaning | United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977). | |
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Synonyms | Braun, von Braun, Wernher von Braun | |
Instance of | rocket engineer, rocket scientist | An engineer who builds and tests rockets |
Catalan | Wernher von Braun |
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