static-fire

A form of static fire — 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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of static fire.
nounstatic-fire (plural static-fires)

plural static-fires

  1. alternativeAlternative form of static fire.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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