[
US
/ɑɫˈtɛɹ/
]
NOUN
- double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
How To Use Altair In A Sentence
- Altair held on tightly, his horse grunting beneath him, and urged him forward, causing the pinto to bellow angrily.
- Soon, however, Altair began humming, his usual cheery mood returning.
- It might help us get a new angle on what we have here in Saltaire as well as finding out more about the other World Heritage sites.
- With its laundry, library, almshouses and handsome non-conformist church, Saltaire was a grand achievement.
- When finished listening, Altair made his way back to his horse, undid his bedroll, and began preparing to sleep.
- Drea fumed, anger smoldering inside, and just when she thought she could be pushed no further, Altair started to sing.
- One must de-orbit the ISS to have any latitude to do anything in the human spaceflight portion of the budget beyond the aforementioned RECURRING production and operations expenses on a yearly basis for Orion, Ares I, Ares V and the Altair Lander. Layoffs Begin, Ames Offers Buyouts - NASA Watch
- More: "In the budget runout from FY09's enacted budget thru FY13 (the last year of the Bush Administration's budget), NASA's Science account (including Earth Science), INCREASES $1.224 billion while NASA's Exploration account DECREASES $3.02 billion due to the elimination of funding for the heavy-lift Ares 5 development and the Altair Lunar Lander (the budget maintains ~$25 million a year to be used for" studies "). Insight via Twitter into NASA Appropriations logic (or lack thereof) - NASA Watch
- By meridian altitudes of E Bootes, a Coronae Borealis, a Lyrae (Vega), and Aquilae (Altair), Explorations in Australia, Illustrated,
- Upon hearing them, the old woman wrapped Altair into an embrace similar to the one she'd given Ada, nearly squeezing the life out of him.