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aerobrake

Syllabification: (aer·o·brake)
Pronunciation: /ˈe(ə)rōˌbrāk/

Definition of aerobrake

verb

[no object] technical
  • cause a spacecraft to slow down by flying through a planet’s rarefied atmosphere to produce aerodynamic drag.

noun

  • a mechanism for aerobraking.

aerobrake in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aerobrake in the British & World English dictionary