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Star Wars

noun

  1. a U.S. weapons research program begun in 1984 to explore technologies, including ground- and space-based lasers, for destroying attacking missiles and warheads.


Star Wars

noun

  1. Formal nameStrategic Defense Initiative (in the US) a proposed system of artificial satellites armed with lasers to destroy enemy missiles in space SDI
  2. modifier; sometimes not capitals of, relating to, or denoting this system

    Star Wars defence

    star wars policy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Star Wars

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  1. A series of popular science fiction motion pictures created by George Lucas. The first trilogy debuted in 1977 with Star Wars: A New Hope . The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi followed in the 1980s. Prequels, Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode 2: Attack of the Clones , were recently released. The films are noted for combining classic themes of good versus evil with cutting-edge special effects.

Star Wars

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  1. A popular name, taken from the title of a film, for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) of President Ronald Reagan . “Star Wars” involves the development by the United States of a defense in outer space against intercontinental ballistic missiles .
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Star Wars1

C20: popularly named after the science fiction film Star Wars (1977) by George Lucas
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The Angels lead the AL in attendance, with a fireworks show and Star Wars giveaway item on deck Saturday.

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This is Star Wars weekend at Angel Stadium, and on Friday the Angels activated their best player from the injured list, so the graphics on the video board pretty much wrote themselves: “Return of the Neto.”

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According to the Star Wars website, it is "set approximately five years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" with Gosling playing a new character.

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The next Star Wars film release is set to be The Mandalorian And Grogu, a sequel to The Mandalorian starring Pedro Pascal and directed by Jon Favreau.

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Ryan Gosling is to star in a new Star Wars film, which is set to be released in two years' time.

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