circumlunar, a.
(ˈsɜːrkəmˈl(j)uːnə(r))
[f. circum- + lunar a.]
Revolving about, surrounding, or flying round the moon.
| 1909 in Webster. 1959 Listener 22 Jan. 163/1 A body moving in a Lunik-type path will not normally crash-land upon the Moon, or enter a circum-lunar orbit. 1961 New Scientist 4 May 241/2 Apollo..aims to enable three men to reconnoitre the Moon on a circumlunar voyage. 1968 Guardian 19 Sept. 18/8 The Russians intended their flight to be a test-run..for a circumlunar flight with animals. |