Meanings
brennschluss1
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss.
Brennschluss2
nounBrennschluss (plural Brennschlüsse)
plural Brennschlüsse · alternative brennschluss
- The moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).
The white line, abruptly, has stopped its climb. That would be fuel cutoff, end of burning, what’s their word... Brennschluss. We don’t have one. Or else it’s classified.
1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
Origin
- Germanbrennen
- GermanSchluss
- GermanBrennschluss
- EnglishBrennschluss
Borrowed from German Brennschluss.
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APA
brennschluss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brennschluss
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“brennschluss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brennschluss. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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