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English noun: gravity-assist

1. gravity-assist (phenomenon) (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field


Broader (hypernym)flight, trajectory


Domain categoryspace travel, spacefaring, spaceflight









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