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Meaning of retrofire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.

Examples

“The spaceship needs to turn around so its retrofire rockets slow it down and put it in a lower orbit.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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