The average distance is about 150 million kilometers (149.6) or 93 million miles (92.9). This is defined as 1 astronomical unit, or AU, and is equal to about 8.2 light-minutes, as light from the Sun takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.
The definition of a scourge is someone or something that causes a lot of trouble, problems or suffering. An example of a scourge is famine or the outbreak of a disease. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
From Old English sceabb, Old Norse skabb, Latin scabies â(âscab, itch, mange.â) Cognate with Old English scafan, Latin scabere â(âto scratchâ). scab â(plural scabs) 1  An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing. ( colloquial or obsolete) The scabies.