Concorde

See also: concorde and concordé

English
Concorde mid-flight

Proper noun

Concorde (plural Concordes or Concorde)

  1. (aviation) The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially.
  2. A station on the Paris Métro, near Place de la Concorde, for which it is named.

Usage notes
  • In the United Kingdom the proper noun often does not take an indefinite or definite article, e.g. "Here comes Concorde". This does not apply where Concorde is used as an adjective, e.g. "The Concorde airliner is capable of supersonic speed". Moreover, the plural may be unchanged "Concorde" rather than "Concordes".
  • Pilots and some of the promotional literature and films refer to the aircraft as "she" or "her", which is unusual for commercial aircraft; but this does not seem to be done consistently. (Notably Raymond Baxter called "She flies!" when the first prototype took to the air.)

Derived terms

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔŋˈkɔʁt/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Concorde f (proper noun, genitive Concorde, plural Concordes or Concorde)

  1. Concorde (supersonic airliner)

Declension
Declension of Concorde [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Concorde die Concordes, Concorde
genitive einer der Concorde der Concordes, Concorde
dative einer der Concorde den Concordes, Concorden
accusative eine die Concorde die Concordes, Concorde

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkanˌkɑːd/
  • Hyphenation: Con‧corde

Noun

Concorde (plural: Concorde dem or Concordes dem, quantified: Concorde)

  1. The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner; Concorde.
  2. (archaic, slang) A J$100 banknote.
    • (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
    Synonym: bills
    Inna di eighties, hundred dolla neva call "bills", dem time deh dem seh "Concorde."
    In the eighties, people didn't call the J$100 banknote "bills". Back then, they said "Concorde."

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