static fire

noun

A type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad.

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Meanings

nounstatic fire (plural static fires)

plural static fires · alternative static-fire

  1. aerospaceA type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad.
verbstatic fire (third-person singular simple present static fires, present participle static firing, simple past and past participle static fired)

present singular third person static fires · participle present static firing · participle past static fired · past static fired · alternative static-fire

  1. aerospaceTo perform a static fire test.
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APA

static fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/static%20fire

MLA

“static fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/static%20fire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “static fire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/static%20fire.

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