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aerobrake

aerobrake noun: a mechanism for aerobraking.

Noun

aerobrake (plural aerobrakes)

  1. A mechanism for aerobraking.

Verb

aerobrake (third-person singular simple present aerobrakes, present participle aerobraking, simple past and past participle aerobraked)

  1. To perform aerobraking.

Forms of aerobrake

Noun
pluralaerobrakes
Verb
third-person singular presentaerobrakes
present participleaerobraking
past participleaerobraked
pastaerobraked

Origin of aerobrake

From aero- + brake.

Back-formation from aerobraking.

Questions about aerobrake

What does aerobrake mean?
Aerobrake means a mechanism for aerobraking.
What part of speech is aerobrake?
Aerobrake can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of aerobrake?
The plural of aerobrake is aerobrakes.

Words near aerobrake in the dictionary

  1. aerobody
  2. aerobomb
  3. aerobombs
  4. aerobot
  5. aerobots
  6. aerobrake
  7. aerobraked
  8. aerobrakes
  9. aerobraking
  10. aerobreaking
  11. aerobridge

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