Get to know Bomarc better with 10+ real example sentences.
Using Bomarc
- In the example corpus, bomarc often appears in combinations such as: the bomarc, all bomarc, bomarc missile.
Context around Bomarc
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bomarc
- In this selection, "bomarc" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, fueled, remaining, missile, incident and involved stand out and add context to how "bomarc" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1972 all bomarc sites had and a and bomarc b targets. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bomarc" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bomarc
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bomarc not for public access. (5 words)
Canada The Bomarc Missile Program was highly controversial in Canada. (10 words)
All Bomarc Bs were equipped with the W-40 nuclear warhead. (11 words)
A liquid-fuel rocket engine boosted the Bomarc to Mach 2, when its Marquardt RJ43-MA-3 ramjet engines, fueled by 80-octane gasoline, would take over for the remainder of the flight. (33 words)
Bomarc incident main Within a year of operations, a Bomarc-A with a nuclear warhead caught fire at McGuire AFB on 7 June 1960 after its on-board helium tank exploded. (31 words)
When the Bomarc was within convert of the target, its own Westinghouse AN/DPN-34 radar guided the missile to the interception point. (23 words)
Example sentences (15)
Bomarc incident main Within a year of operations, a Bomarc-A with a nuclear warhead caught fire at McGuire AFB on 7 June 1960 after its on-board helium tank exploded.
The Bomarc A and Bomarc B targets were designated as CQM-10A and CQM-10B, respectively.
A liquid-fuel rocket engine boosted the Bomarc to Mach 2, when its Marquardt RJ43-MA-3 ramjet engines, fueled by 80-octane gasoline, would take over for the remainder of the flight.
All Bomarc Bs were equipped with the W-40 nuclear warhead.
Bomarc not for public access.
Canada The Bomarc Missile Program was highly controversial in Canada.
Canadian operational deployment of the Bomarc involved the formation of two specialized Surface/Air Missile squadrons.
Deactivations began in 1969 and by 1972 all Bomarc sites had been shut down.
Diefenbaker instead purchased the BOMARC missile defense system and American aircraft.
In 1964, the liquid-fueled Bomarc-A sites and squadrons began to be deactivated.
In the era of the intercontinental ballistic missiles the Bomarc, designed to intercept relatively slow manned bombers, had become a useless asset.
Niagara Falls was the first BOMARC B installation to close, in December 1969; the others remained on alert through 1972.
The first Bomarc-A were used at McGuire on 19 September 1959 with Kincheloe AFB getting the first operational IM-99Bs.
The remaining Bomarc missiles were used by all armed services as high-speed target drones for tests of other air-defense missiles.
When the Bomarc was within convert of the target, its own Westinghouse AN/DPN-34 radar guided the missile to the interception point.
Common combinations with bomarc
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: