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Explore Retrofire through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Retrofire in a sentence

Retrofire meaning

The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.

Using Retrofire

  • The main meaning on this page is: The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.

Context around Retrofire

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

came 1×

Sentence patterns with Retrofire

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alignment for retrofire about 1 1× seconds of retrofire during which 1× short and retrofire came at 1× this point retrofire is 15 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

re entry splashdown 1× the automatic orientation 1× with the exception 1×

Common sentence endings:

15 minutes away 1× experience g force 1× into the flight 1× into the mission 1×

Words around Retrofire

Just before it in the word index:

retrofile 2 retroelements 2 retroduction 2 retrocomputing 2 retrocessional 2 retrocession 2

Just after it in the word index:

retrofit 86 retrofits 24 retrofitted 80 retrofitting 64 retroflex 16 retrogaming 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Retrofire

  • In this selection, "retrofire" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, came stand out and add context to how "retrofire" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alignment for retrofire about 1 and seconds of retrofire during which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "retrofire" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with retrofire

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At this point, retrofire is 15 minutes away. (8 words)

The automatic orientation system brought Vostok 1 into alignment for retrofire about 1 hour into the flight. (17 words)

With the exception of the 20 seconds of retrofire during which the pilot would experience g-force. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Re-entry Splashdown of Gemini 10. The last day of the mission was short and retrofire came at 70 hours and 10 minutes into the mission. (26 words)

The automatic orientation system brought Vostok 1 into alignment for retrofire about 1 hour into the flight. (17 words)

With the exception of the 20 seconds of retrofire during which the pilot would experience g-force. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

At this point, retrofire is 15 minutes away.

Re-entry Splashdown of Gemini 10. The last day of the mission was short and retrofire came at 70 hours and 10 minutes into the mission.

The automatic orientation system brought Vostok 1 into alignment for retrofire about 1 hour into the flight.

With the exception of the 20 seconds of retrofire during which the pilot would experience g-force.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "retrofire" in a sentence?
An example: "At this point, retrofire is 15 minutes away." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "retrofire" from authentic English texts.
What does "retrofire" mean?
Retrofire means: The firing of rockets directed opposite to a craft's direction of motion in order to slow down.
How many example sentences with "retrofire" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "retrofire", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.