SWINGBY

Etymology

Noun

swingby (plural swingbies)

An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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