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astrodome Aeronaut.|ˈæstrəʊdəʊm|
[f. astro- + dome n.]
A transparent dome on the top of the fuselage of an aircraft from within which astronomical observations can be made.
1941Aeropl. Spotter 16 Jan. 23 (caption) Astro Dome. 1942We speak from the Air xi. 34 As second pilot I was in the astro-dome keeping a look-out all round. 1943Times 11 Mar. 2/5 The astrodome was shot away; and the bomb doors would not close.
Restrict Aeronaut. to sense in Dict. and add: 2. An enclosed stadium with a domed roof, esp. one in which sports events are held (first applied to the indoor stadium of the Houston Astros baseball team at Houston, Texas). orig. and chiefly U.S.
1964N.Y. Times 6 Dec. v. 2/3 The ‘rain or shine stadium’, also known as Houston's Big Bubble, but officially the Harris County Domed Stadium, will probably..be called Astrodome Stadium. 1965Sports Illustr. 12 Apr. 45 This week, on Friday evening, April 9, the Astrodome will open officially. 1968Surfer Mag. Jan. 46/1 The world's biggest astrodome..houses an indoor fun zone. 1977Sounds 1 Jan. 21/1 Nugent, the fastest growing rock act in the States, has now graduated into the astrodome concert bracket. 1986Guardian 5 Feb. 27/2 The designer, George Williamson, the Welshman who built the National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park, has already put together astrodomes in Bahrain and places in the Far East. |