astrogate
astrogate verb: to astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
Verb
astrogate (third-person singular simple present astrogates, present participle astrogating, simple past and past participle astrogated)
- To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
- Sure, Mike was used to having many loads in trajectory at once—but had never had to astrogate more than one at a time. Now he had hundreds and had promised to deliver twenty-nine of them simultaneously to the exact second at twenty-nine pinpointed targets.1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, New York: Ace, published 2018, Book 3, Chapter 25
Forms of astrogate
| third-person singular present | astrogates |
|---|---|
| present participle | astrogating |
| past participle | astrogated |
| past | astrogated |
Origin of astrogate
Blend of astro- + navigate.
Words formed from astrogate
Questions about astrogate
- What does astrogate mean?
- Astrogate means to astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
- What part of speech is astrogate?
- Astrogate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of astrogate?
- The past tense of astrogate is astrogated.
Words near astrogate in the dictionary
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