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.
share portion, O.E. scearu a cutting, shearing, division, related to sceran to cut, from P.Gmc. *skaro- (cf. O.H.G. scara troop, share of forced labor, Ger. Schar troop, band, prop. a part of an army, O.N. skÃ¶r rim), from PIE base *sker- to cut (see shear). Meaning part of the capital of a joint stock company is first attested 1601.