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satelloid

[ sat-l-oid ]

noun

, Aerospace.
  1. a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of satelloid1

First recorded in 1950–55; satell(ite) + -oid

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Example Sentences

At its tremendous speed only the almost total absence of air molecules kept the satelloid from turning into a blazing torch.

The altitude needle tied into the grid showed that the satelloid was dropping fast.

Would he have had the courage to drive the satelloid into the warhead?

This time there would be no satelloid, no Pickering to give his life.

The satelloid was a fragile thing compared to the Aztec—a moth compared to a hawk.

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