Belter Creole edit

Etymology edit

From English well, from English gravity well.

Noun edit

wel

  1. gravity well (especially a planetary gravity well)
  2. (colloquial) gravity
  3. (science fiction, colloquial) inner planets of the Solar System

Usage notes edit

  • When used in the meaning of gravity or the inner planets, the word is always combined with article da (the), as da wel.

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