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swing by

American  

noun

  1. Aerospace. a trajectory that uses the gravitational field of one celestial body to alter the course of a spacecraft destined for another body.

swing by British  

verb

  1. informal (preposition) to go somewhere to pay a visit

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Etymology

Origin of swing by

1960–65, noun use of verb phrase swing by

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