flame trench

noun

A diversion channel for rocket exhaust, directing it away from the launch pad, to prevent the exhaust from damaging the rocket or launch infrastructure.

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Meanings

nounflame trench (plural flame trenches)

plural flame trenches

  1. space flightaerospaceA diversion channel for rocket exhaust, directing it away from the launch pad, to prevent the exhaust from damaging the rocket or launch infrastructure.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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