orbiteer

[ awr-bi-teer ]

/ ˌɔr bɪˈtɪər /

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verb (used with object)

to climb (a mountain) in a circular fashion as opposed to scaling.

verb (used without object)

to climb a mountain in this way.

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Origin of orbiteer

First recorded in 1985–90; orbit (in the sense “move in an orbital or elliptical path”) + -eer; possibly coined by Edward “Ned” Gillette (1945-98), U.S. mountaineer, skier, and author

OTHER WORDS FROM orbiteer

or·bi·teer·ing, noun

Words nearby orbiteer

orbital plane, orbital process, orbital quantum number, orbital sander, orbital velocity, orbiteer, orbiter, Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, Orbiting Geophysical Observatory, Orbiting Solar Observatory, orbitography