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thrust bucket

thrust bucket noun: a reduction in thrust performed by some launch vehicles when approaching max Q, in order to reduce aerodynamic stresses on the vehicle's structure.

Noun

thrust bucket (plural thrust buckets)

  1. A reduction in thrust performed by some launch vehicles when approaching max Q, in order to reduce aerodynamic stresses on the vehicle's structure.

Forms of thrust bucket

pluralthrust buckets

Questions about thrust bucket

What does thrust bucket mean?
Thrust bucket means a reduction in thrust performed by some launch vehicles when approaching max Q, in order to reduce aerodynamic stresses on the vehicle's structure.
What part of speech is thrust bucket?
Thrust bucket is a noun.
What is the plural of thrust bucket?
The plural of thrust bucket is thrust buckets.

Words near thrust bucket in the dictionary

  1. thrushlings
  2. thrushy
  3. thrussies
  4. thrussy
  5. thrust
  6. thrust bucket
  7. thrust buckets
  8. thrust diamond
  9. thrust diamonds
  10. thrust fault
  11. thrust faults

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