swing by

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noun

Aerospace. a trajectory that uses the gravitational field of one celestial body to alter the course of a spacecraft destined for another body.

Nearby words

swine's cress, swineherd, swinepox, swing, swing bridge, swing by, swing door, swing into action, swing leg, swing loan, swing shift

Origin of swing by

1960–65, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase swing by

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British Dictionary definitions for swing by

swing by

verb

(preposition) informal to go somewhere to pay a visit

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