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deorbit burn

deorbit burn noun: a firing of the engines of a spacecraft to enable it to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Noun

deorbit burn (plural deorbit burns)

  1. A firing of the engines of a spacecraft to enable it to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Forms of deorbit burn

pluraldeorbit burns

Origin of deorbit burn

From deorbit + burn.

Questions about deorbit burn

What does deorbit burn mean?
Deorbit burn means a firing of the engines of a spacecraft to enable it to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
What part of speech is deorbit burn?
Deorbit burn is a noun.
What is the plural of deorbit burn?
The plural of deorbit burn is deorbit burns.

Words near deorbit burn in the dictionary

  1. deoralisation
  2. deoralisations
  3. deoralization
  4. deoralizations
  5. deorbit
  6. deorbit burn
  7. deorbit burns
  8. deorbited
  9. deorbiting
  10. deorbits
  11. deordination

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