paracone
nounEtymology From para- + cone.
2
A mechanism, involving a form of parachute, used to slow some spacecraft during re-entry
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noun — 2 senses
Etymology From para- + cone.
A mechanism, involving a form of parachute, used to slow some spacecraft during re-entry
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.