ret·ro·rock·et
 retrorocket
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- pronunciation:
- re
tro
ra
kiht
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a small rocket attached to a spacecraft and used to help the spacecraft slow down or change direction. Retrorockets fire in the direction opposite to the direction the main rocket is going in.
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The word retrorocket
contains the following part:
retro-
Latin
prefix
that means
back, backward, behind
Example words: