Orion

[uh-rahy-uhn]

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noun

Orionis

Classical Mythology.��a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
Astronomy.��the Hunter, a constellation lying on the celestial equator between Canis Major and Taurus, containing the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
Military.��a land-based U.S. Navy patrol plane with four turboprop engines, used to detect, track, and destroy enemy submarines and armed with missiles, torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.

Orion

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Greek myth a Boeotian giant famed as a great hunter, who figures in several tales

Orion

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a conspicuous constellation near Canis Major containing two first magnitude stars (Betelgeuse and Rigel) and a distant bright emission nebula (the Orion Nebula ) associated with a system of giant molecular clouds and star formation

Orion

A constellation in the equatorial region of the celestial sphere, near Taurus and Gemini. Orion (the Hunter) contains the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

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Traffic dried up, and to escape conscription into the Confederate Army, Twain headed west with his brother Orion to the Nevada territory.

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At this star party, Jupiter and its moons, Mars, and constellations like Orion, were visible despite Los Angeles’ light pollution.

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Orion Rollins, the militia’s top leader in Utah, soon messaged Williams to thank him for the guidance.

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Social media users, however, were quick to note that some of the lights Hogan recorded appeared to be stars in the Orion constellation.

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