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potentially hazardous object

potentially hazardous object noun: a near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.

Noun

potentially hazardous object (plural potentially hazardous objects)

  1. A near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.

Forms of potentially hazardous object

pluralpotentially hazardous objects
alternative initialismPHO

Questions about potentially hazardous object

What does potentially hazardous object mean?
Potentially hazardous object means a near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.
What part of speech is potentially hazardous object?
Potentially hazardous object is a noun.
What is the plural of potentially hazardous object?
The plural of potentially hazardous object is potentially hazardous objects.

Words near potentially hazardous object in the dictionary

  1. potentialize
  2. potentialized
  3. potentializes
  4. potentializing
  5. potentially
  6. potentially hazardous object
  7. potentially hazardous objects
  8. potentialness
  9. potentials
  10. potentiaries
  11. potentiary

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