Orion
Americannoun
genitive
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Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
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Astronomy. the Hunter, a constellation lying on the celestial equator between Canis Major and Taurus, containing the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
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Military. a land-based U.S. Navy patrol plane with four turboprop engines, used to detect, track, and destroy enemy submarines and armed with missiles, torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
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Example Sentences
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He said sending the Orion capsule - which is the spacecraft that the astronauts will travel to the Moon in - and a lunar lander into low-Earth orbit first would reduce risks.
From BBC
Earlier this week, the US space agency rolled back its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft off the launchpad to investigate its problems and make necessary repairs.
From Barron's
The crew will be strapped into the Orion capsule, which is located at the top of the rocket.
From BBC
The incident came to light after a professor from Galgotias University told state-run broadcaster DD News that the robot named "Orion" was "developed" at their Centre of Excellence.
From BBC
“He’s not going to eat you. Orion, be nice.”
From Literature
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