"retrorocket" meaning in All languages combined

See retrorocket on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retrorockets [plural]
Etymology: retro- + rocket Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|rocket}} retro- + rocket Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrorocket (plural retrorockets)
  1. A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion. Wikipedia link: retrorocket Synonyms: retro [abbreviation], retro rocket, retro-rocket Derived forms: retro [abbreviation] Translations (rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft designed to slow or reverse its motion): jarruraketti (Finnish), Bremsrakete [feminine] (German), retrorazzo [masculine] (Italian), geraket (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-retrorocket-en-noun-iy37LUUx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro-

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