orbit
Example Sentences
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Though it has had several promising test flights, SpaceX hasn’t yet sent its giant rocket called Starship fully into orbit.
Much like water spiraling down a drain rather than dropping straight through, gas continues orbiting the newly formed black hole as gravity gradually pulls it inward.
From Science Daily
Small, rocky planets circle close to their star, while large gas giants orbit at greater distances.
From Science Daily
Around him orbits a constellation of classmates - caustic, thoughtful, restless - who debate Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, Karl Marx and the price of cigarettes with equal seriousness.
From BBC
Adenot will be busy on board the orbiting scientific lab, participating in more than 200 experiments.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
