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noun

  • A set of engines on a spacecraft or missile that produces thrust in the opposite direction of motion, used for braking or slowing down the vehicle, especially for re-entry or landing.

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Now you can get anything from flowery Cath Kidston designs to Friesian cows and retro rockets.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2013

They instructed Glenn to keep the capsule’s retro rockets attached, in the hopes that their straps might keep the shield in place.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2012

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Possible Synonyms

  • braking rockets
  • de-orbit engines
  • braking burn
  • landing jets
  • reverse thrusters

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other words

  • propulsion system
  • afterburners
  • main engines
  • boosters
  • launch engines

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