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Asteroid   /ˈæstərˌɔɪd/   Listen
Asteroid

noun
1.
Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).



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"Asteroid" Quotes from Famous Books



... hear anything about India, China, Patagonia, and the other flaps and coat-tails of the world. Let the North Pole never be mentioned again till we can melt the icebergs by a burning mirror before we start. Don't report another asteroid till the number reaches a thousand; that will be time enough for us to change our peg. Let us hear nothing of the small speeches, but Congress may publish once a week a bulletin of what it has done. The President and Cabinet may publish a bulletin, not to exceed five lines, twice a week, or on rare ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 • Various


Words linked to "Asteroid" :   angulate, planetoid, asteroid belt, angular, Vesta, minor planet, Chiron, Ceres, Pallas


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