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retrorocket

 

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Noun retrorocket has 1 sense
  1. retrorocket - a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
    --1 is a kind of
    rocket, rocket engine

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Retrorocket

A retrorocket is a rocket engine that provides thrust in the opposite direction to the current motion of a spacecraft or aircraft, decelerating it or causing it to change direction.

Examples:

Noun: The spaceship used its retrorockets to slow down and enter a stable orbit around the planet.

Verb: The pilot retrorocketed the aircraft to land safely on the short runway.

Adjective: The engineers installed retrorocket boosters on the module to ensure a controlled landing on the moon.

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