deorbit burn

noun

A firing of the engines of a spacecraft to enable it to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

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Meanings

noundeorbit burn (plural deorbit burns)

plural deorbit burns

  1. space flightA firing of the engines of a spacecraft to enable it to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Origin

From deorbit + burn.

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APA

deorbit burn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deorbit%20burn

MLA

“deorbit burn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deorbit%20burn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deorbit burn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deorbit%20burn.

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