astrogate

• 一个过时或极罕见的动词，指驾驶飞船，或借助星辰来定向、导航和规划航线。

An obsolete verb meaning to navigate or steer a ship, or to guide through the stars.

1. Guide in interplanetary travelC2formaltechnical

   To direct or control the course of a spacecraft through space, especially between planets.

   星际航行导航

   • The mission commander will astrogate the probe to Mars.
   • They trained for years to learn how to astrogate through the asteroid belt.
   • The computer system can astrogate the ship automatically.

   同义词directguidenavigatepilotsteer

2. Navigate in spaceC2formaltechnical

   To determine and follow a path or route through outer space.

   太空导航

   • The astronauts must astrogate carefully to avoid space debris.
   • Using the stars, early space explorers learned to astrogate manually.
   • The new software allows the rover to astrogate across the lunar surface.