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stationkeeping

n. 1 (context nautical English) The maintenance of a ship's position relative to others in a fleet or convoy 2 (context by extension English) The maintenance of a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over a desired spot

Usage examples of "stationkeeping".

The Chumps wanted to use the stationkeeping jets to keep the big rocks from shifting around during that time.

In the seconds following the Relighting, some chaos was to be expected—and with Qeng Ho in charge of the stationkeeping operation, they could fine-tune that chaos to support the conspiracy.