deorbit

US: (dē ôr′bit)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•or•bit  (dē ôr′bit), [Aerospace.]
v.i. 

1. Aerospace to depart deliberately from orbit, usually to enter a descent phase.

v.t. 

2. Aerospace to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.

• de- + orbit 1960–65