hotfire test

noun

The testing of a rocket engine by activating it while it is fixed to the ground.

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Meanings

nounhotfire test (plural hotfire tests)

plural hotfire tests

  1. space flightaerospaceThe testing of a rocket engine by activating it while it is fixed to the ground.
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