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ret·ro·rock·et
 retrorocket
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- pronunciation:
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tro
ra
kiht
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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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