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retrorocket

Syllabification: (ret·ro·rock·et)
Pronunciation: /ˈretrōˌräkit/
Definition of retrorocket

noun

  • a small auxiliary rocket on a spacecraft or missile, fired in the direction of travel to slow the craft down, for example, when landing on the surface of a planet.

retrorocket in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of retrorocket in the British & World English dictionary