Nike

[nahy-kee] /ˈnaɪ ki/
noun
1.
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
2.
one of a series of antiaircraft or antimissile missiles having two or three rocket stages.
Origin
< Greek nī́kē victory, conquest
British Dictionary definitions for Nike

Nike

/ˈnaɪkiː/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) the winged goddess of victory Roman counterpart Victoria
Word Origin
from Greek: victory
Word Origin and History for Nike

Greek goddess of victory (identified by the Romans with their Victoria), literally "victory," probably connected with neikos "quarrel, strife," neikein "to quarrel with." As a type of U.S. defensive surface-to-air missiles, attested from 1952.