ALL meanings of aerobrake
aer·o·brake
A a - verb aerobrake to perform aerobraking 3
- noun aerobrake Cause a spacecraft to slow down by flying through a planet’s rarefied atmosphere to produce aerodynamic drag. 1
- verb without object aerobrake (of a spacecraft or satellite) to reduce velocity by taking advantage of a planet's atmospheric drag. 1
- noun aerobrake A mechanism for aerobraking. 0