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retroburn

retroburn noun: the firing of retrorockets from a spacecraft in a direction opposite to its current trajectory to reduce its velocity.

Noun

retroburn (countable and uncountable, plural retroburns)

  1. The firing of retrorockets from a spacecraft in a direction opposite to its current trajectory to reduce its velocity.

Forms of retroburn

pluralretroburns

Questions about retroburn

What does retroburn mean?
Retroburn means the firing of retrorockets from a spacecraft in a direction opposite to its current trajectory to reduce its velocity.
What part of speech is retroburn?
Retroburn is a noun.
What is the plural of retroburn?
The plural of retroburn is retroburns.

Words near retroburn in the dictionary

  1. retrobulbal
  2. retrobulbar
  3. retrobulbarly
  4. retrobulbary
  5. retrobulber
  6. retroburn
  7. retrocaecal
  8. retrocaecally
  9. retrocalcaneal
  10. retrocalcarine
  11. retrocalculate

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