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retrofire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retrofire
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.

verb

To fire rockets of a craft in the direction opposite to its direction of motion in order to slow down.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English retrofire From retro- + fire.

Inflected Forms

retrofires (plural) retrofires (present, singular) retrofiring (participle, present) retrofired (participle, past) retrofired (past)

Questions

What does retrofire mean?
The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.
Where does retrofire come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English retrofire From retro- + fire.

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