"suicide burn" meaning in All languages combined

See suicide burn on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: suicide burns [plural]
Etymology: From being an engine burn whose failure results in destruction, thus seemingly requiring "suicidal" confidence or courage to attempt. Head templates: {{en-noun}} suicide burn (plural suicide burns)
  1. (astronautics) A method of soft-landing a rocket with a well-timed, high-thrust engine burn starting at the last possible second, such that it reaches a vertical speed of zero at precisely or almost precisely at the exact moment that it touches the landing pad and the engine shuts down. Categories (topical): Astronautics Synonyms: hoverslam
    Sense id: en-suicide_burn-en-noun-AjncRmFR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 23 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 20 19 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (astronautics) An instance of such a landing. Categories (topical): Astronautics
    Sense id: en-suicide_burn-en-noun-Zwb26O1A Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (astronautics) A rocket firing during such a landing. Categories (topical): Astronautics
    Sense id: en-suicide_burn-en-noun-vssbPVF5 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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