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loiter

[loi-ter] / ˈlɔɪ tər /


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They used an Iranian-provided surface-to-air missile that can loiter in the sky before homing in on heat from the drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

During this phase, the spacecraft will follow a large "loiter" orbit that stretches roughly 2 million miles from Earth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

It is, of course, on the policy detail that disagreements loiter.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

In the Plus bonus mini-episode: Starbucks wanted to be a classy Italian espresso house, but it became a modern milkshake shop for teens to loiter and flirt.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2024

They loiter over the task, loading the dishwasher, wiping down the table and the butcher-block island, washing and drying the pots and pans.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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