orbit
nounUK /ˈɔː.bɪt/
US /ˈɔːr.bɪt/
The curved path one thing takes as it goes around another thing in space.
The Moon travels in an orbit around the Earth.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The area of power or influence that someone or something has.
Many small countries fell into the empire's orbit.
3. To move around a planet or star in a curved path.
The satellite will orbit the Earth for ten years.
4. One of the round paths around the eye where the eyeball sits.
The blow left a dark bruise around his eye socket and orbit.