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docking

Pronunciation:  d'âking

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 Definition: [n]  the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
 
 Synonyms: moorage, tying up
 
 See Also: arrival

 

 

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 Related Terms: apogee, attitude-control rocket, ballistic capsule, burn, capsule, debarkation, deep-space ship, disembarkation, disembarkment, docking maneuver, dropping anchor, Earth insertion, ferry rocket, fuel ship, going ashore, injection, insertion, landfall, landing, LEM, LM, lunar excursion module, lunar module, manned rocket, module, moon ship, mooring, multistage rocket, orbit, parking orbit, perigee, reentry, rocket, shuttle rocket, soft landing, space capsule, space docking, space rocket, spacecraft, spaceship, tying up
 

 

 

 

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