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AZIMUTH
- Horizontal direction expressed as the angular distance between the direction of a fixed point (as the observer's heading) and the direction of the object; the lateral deviation of a projectile.
- Usage: Coverage of the launch of the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia, carrying the first Israeli astronaut into space.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition; The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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MENAGERIE
- A diverse or miscellaneous group.
- Usage: Story describing the series of science experiments planned for the current mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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