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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down..
The spaceship needs to turn around so its retrofire rockets slow it down and put it in a lower orbit.
Use retrofire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Retrofire means The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The spaceship needs to turn around so its retrofire rockets slow it down and put it in a lower orbit.
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