"retrofire" meaning in All languages combined

See retrofire on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From retro- + fire. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|fire}} retro- + fire Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retrofire (not comparable)
  1. Describing rockets that are directed opposite to the direction of motion and used to slow down. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-retrofire-en-adj-MmEWbIb~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with retro-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13

Verb [English]

Forms: retrofires [present, singular, third-person], retrofiring [participle, present], retrofired [participle, past], retrofired [past]
Etymology: From retro- + fire. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|fire}} retro- + fire Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrofire (third-person singular simple present retrofires, present participle retrofiring, simple past and past participle retrofired)
  1. To fire the retrofire rockets of a craft.
    Sense id: en-retrofire-en-verb-J341V0o~

Inflected forms

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