"DRO" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: DROs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} DRO (plural DROs)
  1. (space science) Abbreviation of distant retrograde orbit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: distant retrograde orbit Categories (topical): Space, Orbits
    Sense id: en-DRO-en-noun-0ewu-q5c Disambiguation of Orbits: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
  2. Abbreviation of digital readout. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: digital readout Categories (topical): Orbits Related terms: LEO (english: low Earth orbit), GEO (alt: geostationary orbit/geostationary Earth orbit), GSO (alt: geosynchronous orbit/geosynchronous Earth orbit), HEO (english: highly elliptical orbit), LTO (english: lunar transfer orbit)
    Sense id: en-DRO-en-noun-pmLvscfv Disambiguation of Orbits: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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