swingby

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noun

An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course.

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Meanings

nounswingby (plural swingbys)

plural swingbys · alternative swing-by

  1. An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course.

Origin

From swing + by.

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APA

swingby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingby

MLA

“swingby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swingby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swingby.

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