retrofire

ret·ro·fire

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [re-troh-fahyuh r]
- /ˈrɛ troʊˌfaɪər/
- /rˌetrəʊfˈaɪə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [re-troh-fahyuh r]
- /ˈrɛ troʊˌfaɪər/

Definitions of retrofire word

verb with object retrofire to ignite (a retrorocket). 1
verb without object retrofire (of a retrorocket) to become ignited. 1
noun retrofire the act of firing a retrorocket 0
noun retrofire the moment at which it is fired 0
verb transitive retrofire to ignite (a retrorocket) 0
intransitive verb retrofire to become ignited 0

See all 7 definitions of retrofire

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Origin of retrofire

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1960-65; retro- + fire

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Parts of speech for Retrofire

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Retrofire

retrofire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

retrofire usage trend in Literature

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