aerobrake

[ air-oh-breyk ]

verb (used without object),aer·o·braked, aer·o·brak·ing.
  1. (of a spacecraft or satellite) to reduce velocity by taking advantage of a planet's atmospheric drag.

Origin of aerobrake

1
First recorded in 1970–75; aero- + brake1

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