How to Use "sabre" with Example Sentences

1. On november 28th it said it had completed a series of tests of its sabre engine , a high-tech hybrid of a rocket and a jet .

2. But sabre has survived close scrutiny by the european space agency , which could find no show-stopping problems , and has performed well in extensive ground tests .

3. At low altitudes and speeds ( up to about five times the speed of sound ) , sabre would operate as a powerful , lightweight form of jet engine .

4. A slow learner , it would seem , cameron has now led the way for the nato intervention in libya , along with nicolas sarkozy , who had also flown to georgia in 2008 to rattle his own flimsy sabre .

5. Using the ' sabre ' engine , skylon would require much less propellant than any conventional rocket , and would reduce launch costs by about 23 times , making access to space far cheaper and , possibly , ushering in a new era of exploration as the technology is adopted .