Definition of retrorocket in English:

retrorocket

nounˈrɛtrəʊrɒkɪtˈrɛtroʊˌrɑkɪt

A small auxiliary rocket on a spacecraft or missile, fired in the direction of travel to slow the craft down, for example when landing on the surface of a planet.
制动火箭，减速火箭
Example sentencesExamples
- At that point, the probe drops down on a tether that is as skinny as a shoelace, to keep it a safe distance away when the lander's retrorockets fire.
- Scientists studied the rover landing site images to determine the likely reflectance properties of Mars Polar Lander's parachute and the blast zone created on the Martian surface by Mars Polar Lander's retrorockets.
- The pod's retrorockets fired up, easing its fall but they were a little too slow in activating.
- If space is a vacuum, then how do space capsule's retrorockets steer?
- The entry, descent and landing system will utilise key technologies involving airbags and possibly retrorockets.

Definition of retrorocket in US English:

retrorocket

nounˈretrōˌräkitˈrɛtroʊˌrɑkɪt

A small auxiliary rocket on a spacecraft or missile, fired in the direction of travel to slow the craft down, for example when landing on the surface of a planet.
制动火箭，减速火箭
Example sentencesExamples
- The entry, descent and landing system will utilise key technologies involving airbags and possibly retrorockets.
- Scientists studied the rover landing site images to determine the likely reflectance properties of Mars Polar Lander's parachute and the blast zone created on the Martian surface by Mars Polar Lander's retrorockets.
- At that point, the probe drops down on a tether that is as skinny as a shoelace, to keep it a safe distance away when the lander's retrorockets fire.
- The pod's retrorockets fired up, easing its fall but they were a little too slow in activating.
- If space is a vacuum, then how do space capsule's retrorockets steer?

词汇	retrorocket
释义	Definition of retrorocket in English: retrorocket nounˈrɛtrəʊrɒkɪtˈrɛtroʊˌrɑkɪt A small auxiliary rocket on a spacecraft or missile, fired in the direction of travel to slow the craft down, for example when landing on the surface of a planet. 制动火箭，减速火箭 Example sentencesExamples At that point, the probe drops down on a tether that is as skinny as a shoelace, to keep it a safe distance away when the lander's retrorockets fire. Scientists studied the rover landing site images to determine the likely reflectance properties of Mars Polar Lander's parachute and the blast zone created on the Martian surface by Mars Polar Lander's retrorockets. The pod's retrorockets fired up, easing its fall but they were a little too slow in activating. If space is a vacuum, then how do space capsule's retrorockets steer? The entry, descent and landing system will utilise key technologies involving airbags and possibly retrorockets. Definition of retrorocket in US English: retrorocket nounˈretrōˌräkitˈrɛtroʊˌrɑkɪt A small auxiliary rocket on a spacecraft or missile, fired in the direction of travel to slow the craft down, for example when landing on the surface of a planet. 制动火箭，减速火箭 Example sentencesExamples The entry, descent and landing system will utilise key technologies involving airbags and possibly retrorockets. Scientists studied the rover landing site images to determine the likely reflectance properties of Mars Polar Lander's parachute and the blast zone created on the Martian surface by Mars Polar Lander's retrorockets. At that point, the probe drops down on a tether that is as skinny as a shoelace, to keep it a safe distance away when the lander's retrorockets fire. The pod's retrorockets fired up, easing its fall but they were a little too slow in activating. If space is a vacuum, then how do space capsule's retrorockets steer?
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