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.
(intransitive) To become covered by a scab or scabs. ( 1 intransitive) To form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin. 2  To remove part of a surface (from). ( 3 intransitive) To act as a strikebreaker. ( 4 UK, Australia, New Zealand, informal) To beg (f), to cadge or bum. I scabbed some money off a friend.