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Just take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves - my motto to learn English. This blog helps me to review and learn English usage in connection with current Aussie affairs.

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Tuesday, August 09, 2005

orbit

orbit : rotate around a heavenly body on a set course (Astronomy)
orbital e.g. An orbital road is one which takes traffic around a city rather than through it.

After orbiting the Earth for nearly two weeks, astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery were told to circle the planet for another day as bad weather in Florida forced NASA to delay yesterday's landing.

[ Shuttle forced around again ]

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