How to pronounce orbit
Listen to orbit in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“orbit” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 35 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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astronauts beyond Earth orbit.
NASA · watch from 8:11 · hear it here
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As you orbit the Earth, it takes about 90 minutes for one orbit.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 37:54 · hear it here
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as the Earth orbit passes through the orbit of that object we encounter a
NSF · watch from 1:37 · hear it here
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different orbit has the potential to not achieve orbit and impact the Earth outside of hazard
FAA · watch from 29:45 · hear it here
Why real speech
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