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to astrogate

to astrogate

9.9
To guide a spaceship through space
  • verb
  • /ˈæstrəˌɡeɪt/
  • Specialized
: navegar
  • The pilot had to astrogate through a dangerous asteroid belt to reach Mars safely.

Examples

  • The crew depended on her skills to astrogate the vessel across the vast emptiness between planets.

  • The team will astrogate the spacecraft to the new orbit.

  • It takes years of training to learn how to astrogate using only the stars.

  • NASA plans to astrogate the Mars rover for its next mission.

  • The crew depended on her skills to astrogate the vessel across the vast emptiness between planets.

  • The pilot had to astrogate through a dangerous asteroid belt to reach Mars safely.

  • It takes years of training to learn how to astrogate using only the stars.

How Specialized

to astrogate
  • Specialized
9.9
to navigate
164 3.6
to pilot
58 3.4
to fly
861 2.3
to steer
241 1.6

Surface Forms

astrogate infinitive
astrogated past
astrogated past participle
astrogating present participle
astrogates third person singular

Etymology

Astrogate combines astro-, meaning 'star', with the idea of navigate, so it creates the image of 'steering by the stars'. So, to astrogate is to guide or navigate a spacecraft through space.