deorbit

Plural: deorbits

Verb

Verb Forms: deorbited, deorbiting, deorbits

To move out of an orbit.
To cause to leave orbit.
Of an orbiting object, such as a satellite: to leave orbit.

Noun

The act or process of leaving orbit.

Examples

His carefully constructed word chain threatened to deorbit if one letter was challenged.

Origin / Etymology

From de- + orbit.

Scrabble Score: 10

deorbit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
deorbit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deorbit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

deorbit: valid Words With Friends Word