retrorocket

/ˈrɛtroʊˌrɑkɪt/
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Other forms: retrorockets

Definitions of retrorocket
  1. noun
    a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
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    type of:
    rocket, rocket engine
    a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
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