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Definition of Retrofire
1. Adjective. Describing rockets that are directed opposite to the direction of motion and used to slow down. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retrofire
1. [v -FIRED, -FIRING, -FIRES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrofire
Literary usage of Retrofire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Salyut: Soviet Steps Toward Permanent Human Presence in Space: A Technical (2008)
"... that landings should occur at least 1 hour before local sunset and that a
minimum of 8 minutes should elapse between eclipse-exit and retrofire. ..."
2. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"Concluding this maneuver, the spent S-IVB and instrument unit were separated from
the LM-CSM by retrofire ordnance aboard the S-IVB, and the mission of the ..."
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