Orbit and Pass

Orbit

Orbit noun - The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.

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Pass and orbit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead the word "Orbit" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

Pass noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

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Orbit and pass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Orbit" instead the word "Pass" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

close	close orbit	close pass
high	high orbit	high pass
low	low orbit	low pass
safe	safe orbit	safe pass
Other adjectives: long, similar, normal, right, precise, entire, real, secret, new, odd, different, closest.

character	orbit character	pass character
way	orbit way	pass way

There is also no good explanation given of how a virus knows Heliconia is about to pass into the "cold" part of its eccentric orbit.

Source: Horror Hunger
A nuclear explosion on the moon's surface knocks it out of Earth orbit, sending it drifting through the galaxy rapidly enough to pass through a new star system every week.

Source: Useful Notes / The Moon
The ship arrives (from space battle in orbit) onto the surface in 5 seconds while it had to pass a fleet of Reapers that were on their way to Earth.

Source: Voodoo Shark

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