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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.
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Origin of swing by
1960–65, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase swing by
Words nearby swing by
swing, swingback, swingbeat, swingboat, swing bridge, swing by, swing door, swinge, swingeing, swinger, swinging
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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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