Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, October 20, 2024 Klingon word: ghopDap Part of speech: noun Definition: asteroid Source: TKD (86 KE, 121 EK) _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. TREK TRIVIA: "Rura Penthe is a frozen asteroid used by Klingons as a penal colony for enemies of the Empire... The prisoners on Rura Penthe ... mine dilithium, required for warp propulsion systems. Significantly, the penal colony houses no Klingon prisoners." [TKW 190] Dominion Internment Camp 371 is located on an asteroid and protected by an atmospheric dome, beyond which is nothing but airless vacuum and barren rock. (DS9 "In Purgatory's Shadow") SEE ALSO: lIy comet (n) maS moon (n) qo' world (n) yuQ planet (n) yuQHom planetoid (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons