astrogatev.

Brit.

/ˈastrə(ʊ)ɡeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈæstrəˌɡeɪt/

Forms: 1900s– astragate, 1900s– astrogate.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: astro- comb. form, navigate v.

Etymology: < astro- comb. form + -gate (in navigate v.), after astrogation n.

Chiefly Science Fiction.

intransitive. To navigate a vehicle through space; to perform astrogation.

ΚΠ

1941 R. Heinlein in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 138/2 My Chief Engineer assures me that the Main Converter could be started, but we have no one fitted to astrogate.

1942 H. Kuttner Vortex Blasters (1968) 141 I was right. Simple instructions and controls. Anybody could operate who could astrogate. And there's plenty of fuel.

1944 Astounding Sci.-Fiction Apr. 134/1 I'll do that. Meantime I have to give a hand with the astragating. Dobson simply can't learn.

1953 R. A. Heinlein Starman Jones xx. 273 You want to raise the ship, so you want me to astrogate.

1979 Sci. News 31 Mar. 208/3 (advt.) So don't delay! Astrogate with us..in a mind-expanding interface with the Cosmos!

2007 S. Engdahl Stewards of Flame (2009) v. 385 You could astrogate, Peter had said. And he would, of course.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	astrogate
释义	astrogatev. Brit. /ˈastrə(ʊ)ɡeɪt/, U.S. /ˈæstrəˌɡeɪt/ Forms: 1900s– astragate, 1900s– astrogate. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: astro- comb. form, navigate v. Etymology: < astro- comb. form + -gate (in navigate v.), after astrogation n. Chiefly Science Fiction. intransitive. To navigate a vehicle through space; to perform astrogation. ΚΠ 1941 R. Heinlein in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 138/2 My Chief Engineer assures me that the Main Converter could be started, but we have no one fitted to astrogate. 1942 H. Kuttner Vortex Blasters (1968) 141 I was right. Simple instructions and controls. Anybody could operate who could astrogate. And there's plenty of fuel. 1944 Astounding Sci.-Fiction Apr. 134/1 I'll do that. Meantime I have to give a hand with the astragating. Dobson simply can't learn. 1953 R. A. Heinlein Starman Jones xx. 273 You want to raise the ship, so you want me to astrogate. 1979 Sci. News 31 Mar. 208/3 (advt.) So don't delay! Astrogate with us..in a mind-expanding interface with the Cosmos! 2007 S. Engdahl Stewards of Flame (2009) v. 385 You could astrogate, Peter had said. And he would, of course. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1941
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