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retrofire

retrofire noun: the firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.

Noun

retrofire (plural retrofires)

  1. The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.
    • The spaceship needs to turn around so its retrofire rockets slow it down and put it in a lower orbit.

Verb

retrofire (third-person singular simple present retrofires, present participle retrofiring, simple past and past participle retrofired)

  1. To fire rockets of a craft in the direction opposite to its direction of motion in order to slow down.

Forms of retrofire

Noun
pluralretrofires
Verb
third-person singular presentretrofires
present participleretrofiring
past participleretrofired
pastretrofired

Origin of retrofire

From retro- + fire.

Questions about retrofire

What does retrofire mean?
Retrofire means the firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.
What part of speech is retrofire?
Retrofire can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of retrofire?
The plural of retrofire is retrofires.

Words near retrofire in the dictionary

  1. retrofamilies
  2. retrofamily
  3. retrofascial
  4. retrofashion
  5. retrofashions
  6. retrofire
  7. retrofired
  8. retrofires
  9. retrofiring
  10. retrofit
  11. retrofitment

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