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gumdrop

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gumdrop /ˈgʌmˌdrɑːp/ noun
plural gumdrops
gumdrop
/ˈgʌmˌdrɑːp/
noun
plural gumdrops
Learner's definition of GUMDROP
[count] US
: a sweet, chewy candy软糖;橡皮糖
called also (British) gum
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gumdrop

noun

gum·​drop ˈgəm-ˌdräp How to pronounce gumdrop (audio)
: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gumdrop was in 1860
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