aerobrake
verb
aero·brake
| \ ˈer-ō-ˌbrāk
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aerobraked;
aerobraking;
aerobrakes
Definition of aerobrake
: to decelerate (a spacecraft) by passage through a planetary atmosphere
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aerobraking
\ ˈer-ō-ˌbrā-kiŋ
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noun
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noun
Starting in a week, the spacecraft will use the upper fringes of the Martian atmosphere to lower and circularize its orbit through a technique called aerobraking.
— John Noble Wilford
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