Proper noun
A transliteration of the Russian surname Королёв (Koroljóv).
A metonym for a person
Short for Sergei Korolev., also referred to as "The Chief Designer" due to Soviet secrecy.
Colonel Korolev twisted slowly in his harness, dreaming of winter and gravity. Young again, a cadet, he whipped his horse across the late November steppes of Kazakhstan into dry red vistas of Martian sunset. William Gibson
Kosmograd's hull rang again... "East Los Angeles," the woman said. "That's the one with the kids in it." She took off her goggles, and Korolev saw her eyes brimming over with a wonderful lunacy. William Gibson
Also, Siddiqi, p.273, claims that they were both asleep at 21:30 when Korolev came to visit them, but Burgess and Hall, p.151, says Korolev spoke with them at this time. Source: Internet
In Russia, an engineer might point to a Sergei Korolev or Yuri Gagarin as an inspirational figure. Source: Internet
His Soviet counterpart Sergei Korolev insisted on two successful flights with dogs before risking Gagarin's life on a manned attempt. Source: Internet
Sergei Korolev 's mother was the daughter of a leader of the civil estate of the Zaporozhian Sich. Source: Internet