astrogate
|as-tro-gate|
/ˈæs.trə.ɡeɪt/
pilot/plot course among the stars
Etymology
'astrogate' is a modern English coinage formed by blend/analogy: combining the combining form 'astro-' from Greek 'astron' meaning 'star' with the sense and ending modeled on 'navigate' (and related technical term 'astrogation').
'astrogate' developed in mid- to late-20th-century science-fiction and technical contexts by analogy with 'navigate' and the noun 'astrogation', and entered occasional technical or fandom usage to mean 'to navigate a spacecraft among the stars.'
Initially coined to mirror 'navigate' with an astronomical sense ('to steer among the stars'), it has retained that specific modern meaning and has remained a specialized or fictional/technical term rather than common general usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a (rare/dated or technical) term referring to the act of astrogating or, less commonly, an astrogation maneuver or routine.
Their standard astrogate took them through three jump coordinates in less than an hour.
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Verb 1
to navigate or plot a course for a spacecraft among the stars; to pilot or steer a spacecraft using astrogation techniques or systems.
The crew asked the navigator to astrogate them around the nebula to avoid gravitational turbulence.
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