aerobrake
[ air-oh-breyk ]
/ ˈɛər oʊˌbreɪk /
verb (used without object), aer·o·braked, aer·o·brak·ing.
(of a spacecraft or satellite) to reduce velocity by taking advantage of a planet's atmospheric drag.
Words nearby aerobrake
aerobicize,
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aerobiosis,
aerobium,
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aerobraking,
aerocele,
aerocolpos,
aeroculture,
aerodermectasia
British Dictionary definitions for aerobraking
aerobraking
/ (ˈɛərəʊˌbreɪkɪŋ) /
noun
the use of aerodynamic braking in extremely low-density atmospheres in space at hypersonic Mach numbers