gumdrop
noun
gum·drop ˈgəm-ˌdräp 
: a sugar-coated candy made usually from corn syrup with gelatin or gum arabic
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Starliner—a gumdrop-shaped vehicle with room for seven people—so far hasn’t been able to complete a test mission to the orbiting facility. 
Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 19 May 2022 The gumdrop-shaped spacecraft launched atop an Atlas V rocket and is expected to autonomously dock with the space station Friday evening. Denise Chow, NBC News, 19 May 2022 According to Beth Kimmerle, the author of four books on the American confectionery industry, gummy bears descend from precursors such as the gumdrop, Turkish Delight and wine gum (a non-alcoholic treat originating in the United Kingdom). Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 May 2022 The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant to ferry astronauts through space after launching atop a rocket. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Oct. 2021 The SpaceX astronaut capsule, small and gumdrop-shaped, is safer than the spacious, winged space shuttles were. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2021 All four passengers will spend the entire mission aboard the SpaceX capsule, a 13-foot-wide, gumdrop-shaped spacecraft that detaches from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket after reaching orbital speeds and was originally built to carry NASA astronauts. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021 The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant to house astronauts and ferry them through space after launching atop a rocket. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021 The New Shepard rocket scheduled to go up Tuesday has been designed for tourist trips into suborbital space, with a six-person gumdrop-shaped capsule and windows stretching 3.5 feet by 2.3 feet along its sides. Doug Cameron, WSJ, 18 July 2021 See More
Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 19 May 2022 The gumdrop-shaped spacecraft launched atop an Atlas V rocket and is expected to autonomously dock with the space station Friday evening. Denise Chow, NBC News, 19 May 2022 According to Beth Kimmerle, the author of four books on the American confectionery industry, gummy bears descend from precursors such as the gumdrop, Turkish Delight and wine gum (a non-alcoholic treat originating in the United Kingdom). Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 May 2022 The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant to ferry astronauts through space after launching atop a rocket. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Oct. 2021 The SpaceX astronaut capsule, small and gumdrop-shaped, is safer than the spacious, winged space shuttles were. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2021 All four passengers will spend the entire mission aboard the SpaceX capsule, a 13-foot-wide, gumdrop-shaped spacecraft that detaches from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket after reaching orbital speeds and was originally built to carry NASA astronauts. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021 The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant to house astronauts and ferry them through space after launching atop a rocket. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021 The New Shepard rocket scheduled to go up Tuesday has been designed for tourist trips into suborbital space, with a six-person gumdrop-shaped capsule and windows stretching 3.5 feet by 2.3 feet along its sides. Doug Cameron, WSJ, 18 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
gumdrop
noun
gum·drop ˈgəm-ˌdräp
: a candy usually made from corn syrup and gelatin