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SPACE PROBE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("space probe" is a kind of...):
guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)
Meronyms (parts of "space probe"):
telemeter (any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer)
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