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as·tro·gate

(ăs′trə-gāt′)
intr.v. as·tro·gat·ed, as·tro·gat·ing, as·tro·gates
To navigate a spacecraft.
as′tro·ga′tion n.
as′tro·ga′tor n.
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Verb 1. [画像:astrogate - guide in interplanetary travel]astrogate - guide in interplanetary travel
aeronautics, astronautics - the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
navigate, pilot - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
2. [画像:astrogate - navigate in space]astrogate - navigate in space
aeronautics, astronautics - the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
navigate, voyage, sail - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
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