retrorocket

English

Alternative forms

• retro rocket, retro-rocket

Etymology

retro- +‎ rocket

Noun

retrorocket (plural retrorockets)

1. A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion.

Synonyms

• retro (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• retro (abbreviation)

Translations

rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft designed to slow or reverse its motion

• Finnish: jarruraketti (fi)
• German: Bremsrakete f
• Italian: retrorazzo m
• Volapük: geraket