satelloid

/sat-l-oid/US // ˈsæt lˌɔɪd //

卫星,卫星导航,聪慧人,挎包

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Aerospace.
- : a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.

At its tremendous speed only the almost total absence of air molecules kept the satelloid from turning into a blazing torch.
The altitude needle tied into the grid showed that the satelloid was dropping fast.
Would he have had the courage to drive the satelloid into the warhead?
This time there would be no satelloid, no Pickering to give his life.
The satelloid was a fragile thing compared to the Aztec—a moth compared to a hawk.