orbiter

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːbɪtəʳ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′bi tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
or•bit•er  (ôr′bi tər),USA pronunciation n. [U.S. Aerospace.]
  1. AerospaceAlso called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
  2. Aerospacea space probe designed to orbit a planetary body or moon. Cf. lander. 
  • orbit + -er1 1950–55, American.

'orbiter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cargo bay - lander - Lunar Orbiter - space shuttle - space shuttle orbiter

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