Challenger

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈt͡ʃælɪn(d)ʒə//
United States//ˈt͡ʃælənd͡ʒəɹ//

A space shuttle, named after HMS Challenger (1858), destroyed on January 28, 1986 with loss of its seven-member crew.

proper noun

1
A space shuttle, named after HMS Challenger (1858), destroyed on January 28, 1986 with loss of its seven-member crew.

Etymology

From challenger.

noun

1
A steam locomotive of the 4-6-6-4 wheel arrangement.
American Locomotive Company, which introduced the 4-6-6-4 (on Union Pacific) in 1936, constructed more Challengers than any other builder and, in Northern Pacific's Z-8 class, built the heaviest. NP owned 48 4-6-6-4's in three classes.
2
Variant of challengerAlternative letter-case form of challenger (“a match, tournament, or tour of the second-highest tier organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals”).

Forms

plural: Challengers

challenge · A confrontation; a dare. An antagonization or instigation…challenged · Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill;…challenger · One who challenges.

Challenger · A space shuttle, named after HMS Challenger (1858), destroyed on January 28, 1986 with loss of its seven-member crew.

challenging · Difficult, hard to do.chamber · A room or set of rooms The private room of an individual,…Chamber · A surname.

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