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It was dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World"
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astrodome
Alternative clues for the word astrodome
- Houston Oilers' home
- Athlete initially stepped out to receive award in sports stadium
- Houston sports venue
- Site of the 1992 Republican National Convention
- Houston stadium
- Where the "Battle of the Sexes" was held
- Where Knievel jumped 13 cars on two consecutive nights
- Park that opened in April 1965
- Major League's first roofed stadium
Word definitions for astrodome in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
An astrodome is a hemispherical transparent dome fitted in the cabin roof of an aircraft to allow the use of a sextant during astro-navigation . Prior to the introduction of electronic means of navigation the only way to fix an aircraft's position at night ...
Usage examples of astrodome.
The night before, at the Astrodome, the group had appeared without me.
I saw what happened in the lounge in that airport, wherever we were, Denver, just before the Astrodome riot.
Friday night in the Astrodome -- was as wild, glamorous and exciting as an Elks Club picnic on Tuesday in Salina, Kansas.
Moments later the ship raised, but with nothing to show it but the change out the astrodome from blue sky to star-studded ebony of space.
Eric stared at a room the approximate size of the Houston Astrodome, completely full of books.
I mean, Reynosa may have ended up having an Astrodome, or a petting zoo or something, but between you and me, I fucken doubt it.
The front of the courthouse has turned into the Astrodome, with camera and light towers, and live studios with National Personalities on them.
Gradually, the fire died down, and the music softened with it, as the dome turned Into the night sky, an astrodome of twisting constellations.
Tess had dutifully held the Viewfinder to her face and depressed the switch, taking in the Golden Gate and Hoover Dam, Mesa Verde and the Four Corners, the Astrodome and the Alamo.
I-45 the traffic started moving again, and they passed the Astrodome before Guterson took the Stella Link exit.
Then Denis Cayford came up on the intercom, asking if he should get out and put the fires out on the wing, presumably by going out through the astrodome and crawling along the wing like the V.
Kosher Cohen stood under the Perspex astrodome fixing the stars through a sextant.
In the mysterious manner of explosions, it sucked the navigator downwards, while blowing the astrodome, and the wireless operator standing under it, out into the night unharmed.
I half-expected to pass a dong the size of the Empire State Building, testicles like twin Astrodomes.