charon

/ˈkɛəɹɒn/

name 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

largest, largest

VERB + CHARON

named

CHARON + NOUN

moon, pluto's, tom

PREP.

name

The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx.

The largest of the five moons of Pluto.

noun

Any ferryman.

Centuries later, there were "lighthouse" outposts as far as Pluto and its moon Charon.

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Pluto is not alone. It has a friend named Charon.

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Pluto and Charon are tipped on their sides.

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One of Pluto's moons is Charon.

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Charon is Pluto's largest moon.

Tatoeba · #8132839

Charon, Pluto's largest moon, is very different from its parent planet.

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