retrorocket
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troʊˌrɒk noun
a small, auxiliary rocket engine, forming a part of a larger rocket vehicle and having its exhaust nozzle pointed toward the direction of flight, for decelerating the larger rocket, separating one stage from another, etc.
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| Often shortened to: retro a small auxiliary rocket engine on a larger rocket, missile, or spacecraft, that produces thrust in the opposite direction to the direction of flight in order to decelerate the vehicle or make it move backwards | |
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Retrorocket
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
The bottom unit consisted essentially of four landing struts equipped with a retrorocket to cushion the descent.
They could have saved themselves loads of grief by including a small, solid-fuel retrorocket in the satellite design.
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