apogee

  1. Noun.  (astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Earth that is most distant from the Earth.
  2. Noun.  (astronomy) (rfv-sense) More generally, the point in an orbit that is most distant from the center.
  3. Noun.  The highest point.

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