BEOLINGUS
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comet Komet {m}; Schweifstern {m}; Haarstern {m} [astron.]

comets Kometen {pl}; Schweifsterne {pl}; Haarsterne {pl}

comets Kometen {pl}

comet orchids (botanical genus) Kometenorchideen {pl} (Angraecum) (botanische Gattung) [bot.]

Darwin's orchid; Christmas orchid; Star-of-Bethlehem orchid Sternorchidee {f}; Stern von Madagaskar (Angraecum sesquipedale)

comet trail; cometary trail; comet trace; trails Kometenschweif {m} [astron.]

bronze-tailed comet Breitschwanzsylphe {f} [ornith.]

red-tailed comet Schleppensylphe {f} [ornith.]

grey-billed comet Graubauchsylphe {f} [ornith.]

purple-tailed comet Purpurschwanzsylphe {f} [ornith.]

course; track (of a comet, missile) [listen] [listen] Bahn {f}; Kurs {m} (eines Kometen, einer Rakete) [listen] [listen]

courses; tracks [listen] [listen] Bahnen {pl}; Kurse {pl}

fly-by; pass (of sth. / past sth.) [listen] Vorbeiflug {m}; Vorüberflug {m} (an etw.) [astron.] [aviat.]

make a fly-by past the airport control tower am Flugkontrollturm vorbeifliegen

The comet made a close fly-by / pass of the sun. Der Komet flog nahe an der Sonne vorbei.