loop
noun
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
will loop
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future tenseof loop.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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According to NASA, Orion will loop once around the Earth, flinging it approximately 40,000 miles beyond the Moon, where it will zip around it on November 21.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
This spacecraft will loop around the Moon on a big arc before returning home to a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean in six weeks' time.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2022
Tracing a serpentine path known as a distant retrograde orbit, the spacecraft will loop 1.5 times around the moon, coming to within 60 miles of the cratered lunar surface at closest approach.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 24, 2022
But the layers could have a volcanic origin, as well—and so the rover will loop south around Séítah later this year, nudging into a flat space where it can safely sample.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 21, 2021
The pilot says he will loop around Van Nuys and head down to the 101 freeway.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2020
