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swingby

swingby noun: an interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course.

Noun

swingby (plural swingbys)

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

Forms of swingby

pluralswingbys
alternative formswing-by

Origin of swingby

From swing + by.

Questions about swingby

What does swingby mean?
Swingby means an interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course.
What part of speech is swingby?
Swingby is a noun.
What is the plural of swingby?
The plural of swingby is swingbys.

Words near swingby in the dictionary

  1. swingbins
  2. swingboat
  3. swingboats
  4. swingbridge
  5. swingbridges
  6. swingby
  7. swingbys
  8. swinge
  9. swingebuckler
  10. swingebucklers
  11. swinged

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