retrorocket
noun [C] /ˌret.rəʊˈrɒk.ɪt/
/-rəˈrɑː.kɪt/ Definition
› a rocket on a spacecraft or an aircraft that fires in the opposite direction to the direction in which the vehicle is travelling, in order to slow it downSpace travelParts of aeroplanes
(Definition of retrorocket noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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