retro-rocket
retro-rocket is the alternative form of retrorocket.
Meaning of retrorocket
Noun
retrorocket (plural retrorockets)
- A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion.
- At nine minutes and nine seconds after launch, the second stage separates, firing small retrorockets to help it back safely away from the remainder of the spacecraft.2020, John Rocco, How We Got to the Moon, page 79
- Synonyms:
- retro
Forms of retro-rocket
| plural | retro-rockets |
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Questions about retro-rocket
- What is retro-rocket the alternative form of?
- Retro-rocket is the alternative form of retrorocket.
Words near retro-rocket in the dictionary
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