Explore Heatshield through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Heatshield in a sentence
Heatshield meaning
- A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
- A system designed to protect an object entering an atmosphere at high speed from the resulting very high temperature due to atmospheric drag
Using Heatshield
- The main meaning on this page is: A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat. | A system designed to protect an object entering an atmosphere at high speed from the resulting very high temperature due to atmospheric drag
- In the example corpus, heatshield often appears in combinations such as: the heatshield, heatshield to.
Context around Heatshield
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heatshield
- In this selection, "heatshield" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, worked and characteristics stand out and add context to how "heatshield" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dragon s heatshield characteristics could and requires a heatshield to prevent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heatshield" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heatshield
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The heatshield worked as designed, keeping the lander cool during the touchdown process. (13 words)
The Dragon's heatshield characteristics could allow for a safe descent if landing rockets of sufficient power were made available. (20 words)
Aerobraking converts the spacecraft's kinetic energy into heat, so it requires a heatshield to prevent the craft from burning up. (21 words)
As a result, aerobraking is only helpful in cases where the fuel needed to transport the heatshield to the planet is less than the fuel that would be required to brake an unshielded craft by firing its engines. (38 words)
Aerobraking converts the spacecraft's kinetic energy into heat, so it requires a heatshield to prevent the craft from burning up. (21 words)
The Dragon's heatshield characteristics could allow for a safe descent if landing rockets of sufficient power were made available. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
The heatshield worked as designed, keeping the lander cool during the touchdown process.
Aerobraking converts the spacecraft's kinetic energy into heat, so it requires a heatshield to prevent the craft from burning up.
As a result, aerobraking is only helpful in cases where the fuel needed to transport the heatshield to the planet is less than the fuel that would be required to brake an unshielded craft by firing its engines.
The Dragon's heatshield characteristics could allow for a safe descent if landing rockets of sufficient power were made available.
Common combinations with heatshield
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the heatshield 2×
- heatshield to 2×