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swingby

noun

Etymology

From swing + by.

  1. derived from *h₁epi✻
  2. inherited from *bi✻
  3. inherited from *bī✻
  4. inherited from bī
  5. inherited from by
  6. compounded as swingby — “swing + by”

Definitions

  1. An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to…

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

The neighborhood

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