How do you use Skybolt in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Skybolt in a sentence
Using Skybolt
- In the example corpus, skybolt often appears in combinations such as: the skybolt, skybolt missile, skybolt was.
Context around Skybolt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skybolt
- In this selection, "skybolt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, launched, though, plagued, missile, program and blisters stand out and add context to how "skybolt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include air launched skybolt missile but and burnout the skybolt coasted for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skybolt" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skybolt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
McNamara first broached the idea of cancelling Skybolt with the British in November 1962. (14 words)
The missile project was cancelled in 1960, with US-led Skybolt the preferred replacement. (14 words)
Unfortunately technical problems plagued Skybolt, and the U.S. government canceled the missile in 1962. (15 words)
Underneath the wings, new pylons were fitted to carry an ECM pod and Shrike anti-radar missiles at wing hardpoint locations; these hardpoints had originally been installed for the purpose of carrying the cancelled Skybolt nuclear missile. (37 words)
In 1960, the Air Staff approached Avro with a request into a study for a patrol missile arrier armed with up to six Skybolt missiles capable of a mission length of 12 hours. (33 words)
The United Kingdom had been planning to buy the air-launched Skybolt missile but the USA decided to cancel the Skybolt program in 1962 as they no longer needed the missile. (31 words)
Example sentences (13)
The United Kingdom had been planning to buy the air-launched Skybolt missile but the USA decided to cancel the Skybolt program in 1962 as they no longer needed the missile.
Though Skybolt was cancelled in November 1962, many aircraft were delivered or retrofitted with "Skybolt" blisters.
Unfortunately technical problems plagued Skybolt, and the U.S. government canceled the missile in 1962.
After first stage burnout, the Skybolt coasted for a while before the second stage ignited.
A longer-range version, Blue Steel II, was considered, but canceled in favour of the much longer-range GAM-87 Skybolt system from the US.
In 1960, the Air Staff approached Avro with a request into a study for a patrol missile arrier armed with up to six Skybolt missiles capable of a mission length of 12 hours.
McNamara first broached the idea of cancelling Skybolt with the British in November 1962.
The British, on the other hand, had cancelled all other projects to concentrate fully on Skybolt.
The introduction of Polaris followed the cancellation of the GAM-87 Skybolt missile which had been proposed for use by the Air Force's V bomber force.
The long-range Skybolt would eliminate the need for both the Blue Streak and the Blue Steel II standoff missile, then under development.
The missile project was cancelled in 1960, with US-led Skybolt the preferred replacement.
The Skybolt was a convert range ballistic missile that allowed the launching bombers to remain well away from Soviet defences and launch attacks that would be basically invulnerable.
Underneath the wings, new pylons were fitted to carry an ECM pod and Shrike anti-radar missiles at wing hardpoint locations; these hardpoints had originally been installed for the purpose of carrying the cancelled Skybolt nuclear missile.
Common combinations with skybolt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the skybolt 3×
- skybolt missile 2×
- skybolt was 2×
- gam- skybolt 2×