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static fire

static fire noun: a type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad.

Noun

static fire (plural static fires)

  1. A type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad.

Verb

static fire (third-person singular simple present static fires, present participle static firing, simple past and past participle static fired)

  1. To perform a static fire test.

Forms of static fire

Noun
pluralstatic fires
alternative formstatic-fire
Verb
third-person singular presentstatic fires
present participlestatic firing
past participlestatic fired
paststatic fired

Questions about static fire

What does static fire mean?
Static fire means a type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad.
What part of speech is static fire?
Static fire can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of static fire?
The plural of static fire is static fires.

Words near static fire in the dictionary

  1. static efficiency
  2. static electricity
  3. static equilibria
  4. static equilibrium
  5. static equilibriums
  6. static fire
  7. static fired
  8. static fires
  9. static firing
  10. static friction
  11. static IP address

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