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aerobrake


aero·brake

verb \ˈer-ō-ˌbrāk\

Definition of AEROBRAKE

transitive verb
: to decelerate (as a spacecraft) by passage through a planetary atmosphere

First Known Use of AEROBRAKE

1965

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