"static fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: static fires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} static fire (plural static fires)
  1. (astronautics) A type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad. Categories (topical): Astronautics
    Sense id: en-static_fire-en-noun-jubMekim Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Forms: static fires [present, singular, third-person], static firing [participle, present], static fired [participle, past], static fired [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} static fire (third-person singular simple present static fires, present participle static firing, simple past and past participle static fired)
  1. (astronautics) To perform a static fire test. Categories (topical): Astronautics Synonyms: static-fire
    Sense id: en-static_fire-en-verb-t-J8dT1c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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