"Challenger" meaning in English

See Challenger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Challenger
  1. A space shuttle, named after HMS Challenger (1858), destroyed on January 28, 1986 with loss of its seven-member crew. Translations (the name of a space shuttle): 挑戰者號 (Chinese Mandarin), 挑战者号 (Tiǎozhànzhě hào) (Chinese Mandarin), チャレンジャー (Charenjā) (Japanese), Че́лленджер (Čéllendžer) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Challenger-en-name-yuTxg22L

Noun

Forms: Challengers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Challenger (plural Challengers)
  1. (rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-6-6-4 wheel arrangement. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Challenger-en-noun-ZtLxmC6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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