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Definition of "space probe" [space• probe]

  • A spacecraft carrying instruments intended for use in exploration of the physical properties of outer space or celestial bodies other than Earth. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "space probe" in a sentence
  • "The first space probe ever to land on another planet was the Soviet Venera 7, which landed on Venus in 1970; Venera 9 sent back photos of the surfacebut it didnt have long to do it: The space probe melted after just sixty minutes on the hostile planet!"
  • "Just like a surfacelaunched space probe breaking out of the gravity well of one planet and traveling through space to another."
  • "“Do you believe the reports that appeared in the Questioner a few weeks ago that, thanks to your story, NASA is planning to launch a space probe to look for the world of ghosts?”"
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