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English
Etymology 1
From trans- + earth.
Adjective
transearth (not comparable)
- (of a spaceflight or trajectory) Towards the earth from the moon or another planet.
- After the Apollo 13 accident, the transearth injection burn shortened the return time by about 9 hours.
Etymology 2
From trans- + earth.
Verb
transearth (third-person singular simple present transearths, present participle transearthing, simple past and past participle transearthed)
- (transitive, archaic) To transplant
1904, Owen Felltham, William Henry Oliphant Smeaton, Resolves:As fruits of hotter countries, transearthed in colder climates, have vigour enough in themselves to be fructuous according to their nature: but, that they are hindered by the chilling nips of the air, and the soil, wherein they are planted.
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