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Concorde

/ˈkɒnkɔːd//ˈkɑnkɔɹd/

Concorde proper noun: the Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially.

concorde: the Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially
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Proper noun

Concorde (plural Concordes or Concorde)

  1. (historical) The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially.
    • "In" people always have to smile in Vogue / They only travel by Concorde1979, “Fashion Pack”, in Never Trust a Pretty Face, performed by Amanda Lear
  2. A station on the Paris Métro, near Place de la Concorde, for which it is named.

Forms of Concorde

pluralConcordes
pluralConcorde

Origin of Concorde

Named for French concorde (“concord”), due to the collaboration of the UK and France in developing the aircraft.

Words formed from Concorde

Questions about Concorde

What does Concorde mean?
Concorde means the Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially.
What part of speech is Concorde?
Concorde is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Concorde?
Concorde is pronounced /ˈkɒnkɔːd/ (UK).

Words near Concorde in the dictionary

  1. concordatory
  2. concordats
  3. concordaunce
  4. concordaunces
  5. concordaunt
  6. Concorde
  7. concorded
  8. Concordes
  9. concordia
  10. concordia diagram
  11. concordia diagrams

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Concorde (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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