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单词 retrofire
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retrofire

[ re-troh-fahyuhr ]
/ ˈrɛ troʊˌfaɪər /
Rocketry.

verb (used with object), ret·ro·fired, ret·ro·fir·ing.

to ignite (a retrorocket).

verb (used without object), ret·ro·fired, ret·ro·fir·ing.

(of a retrorocket) to become ignited.

Origin of retrofire

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; retro- + fire

Words nearby retrofire

retrocursive, retrocuspid papilla, retrodeviation, retrodirective, retrodisplacement, retrofire, retrofit, retroflex, retroflexion, retrofocus lens, retrognathism
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British Dictionary definitions for retrofire

retrofire
/ (ˈrɛtrəʊˌfaɪə) /

noun

the act of firing a retrorocket
the moment at which it is fired
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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