How to pronounce “retrofire”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.
• [Verb]
• To fire rockets of a craft in the direction opposite to its direction of motion in order to slow down.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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