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Synonyms for orbiting
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : awr-bit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr bɪt |
Définition of orbiting
Origin :- 1946, from orbit (n.). Related: Orbited; orbiting.
- adj circling
- Two ships which had been orbiting the planet also changed course and started out.
- Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
- Now, Herc, on the air, you're orbiting the fourth planet of a sun.
- Extract from : « Subspace Survivors » by E. E. Smith
- High precision electronic eyes placed on orbiting satellites picked up the firing of the rocket and the launch parameters.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- The moon's dark side was explored, due to the unknown hazards involved, during the orbiting process.
- Extract from : « Moon Glow » by G. L. Vandenburg
- Dane rode out the orbiting in the Com-tech's seat, listening in for the first warning of danger—that they had been detected.
- Extract from : « Plague Ship » by Andre Norton
- The ship swung down into the cloud layer; floating wisps of gray vapor streamed past the orbiting Cavour.
- Extract from : « Starman's Quest » by Robert Silverberg
- He might have time to collect all the orbiting cargo before he got dangerously close to spillthrough.
- Extract from : « Spillthrough » by Daniel F. Galouye
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