astrogate en · VERB
Etymology
Blend of astro- + navigate.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To astronavigate; to control and guide a spacecraft.
Sure, Mike was used to having many loads in trajectory at once—but had never had to astrogate more than one at a time. Now he had hundreds and had promised to deliver twenty-nine of them simultaneously to the exact second at twenty-nine pinpointed targets.
1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, New York: Ace, published 2018, Book 3, Chapter 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| astrogates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| astrogating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| astrogated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| astrogated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |