Flybys

Synonyms for "flybys" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
close approachencounter

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
flyby sequence

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
maneuver planpasspassage

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

3 relation types

More general

6 entries
astronomical eventcelestial encountermission design conceptorbital maneuverspace mission eventtrajectory planning

More specific

7 entries
asteroid flybycomet flybygravity assist sequencemoon flybymulti flyby missionplanetary flybysolar flyby

Collocations

6 entries
close flybyflyby trajectorygravity assist flybymulti flyby sequenceplanetary flybyspacecraft flyby

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Personally, I think there is some truth to both sides. I believe the moon landing and Pluto fly-by were real, but all of the Mars landings and flybys of Jupiter's moons were hoaxes.

Source: tatoeba (5519217)

Throughout its seven-year mission, Parker Solar Probe will make six more Venus flybys and 24 total passes by the Sun, journeying steadily closer to the Sun until it makes its closest approach at 3.8 million miles. At this point, the probe will be moving at roughly 430,000 miles per hour, setting the record for the fastest-moving object made by humanity.

Source: tatoeba (7058410)

The Europa Clipper spacecraft is scheduled to launch in 2024 and is being designed to conduct a series of close flybys of Europa as it orbits Jupiter.

Source: tatoeba (10166976)

The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s joint mission recently made its first of six flybys of Mercury.

Source: tatoeba (12090720)

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