major planet

British  

noun

1. a planet of the solar system, as opposed to an asteroid (minor planet)

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Example Sentences

If this theorem is eventually accepted as fact, Maroon 5 are a major planet orbiting that sun: an act with the presentation of rock but the production-centric values of hip-hop.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2018

In the American theater the death of Sherwood has an effect comparable to the removal of a major planet from a solar system.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mercury, the smallest major planet, also the closest to the sun.

From ABC's of Science by Oliver, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)

This was the major planet, surely one of the Dog Star's pack; and he had alighted on one of its moons.

From Palos of the Dog Star Pack by Giesy, J. U.

This comet was the major planet Uranus, or, as Herschel named it, Georgium Sidus.

From Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works by Holden, Edward Singleton