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Brennschluss
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brennschluss Brennschluß
English
Alternative forms
en brennschluss
Etymology
en :bor de:Brennschluss + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɹɛnʃlʊs/
Noun
Brennschlüsse
The moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).
en 1973 The white line, abruptly, has stopped its climb. That would be fuel cutoff, end of burning, what’s their word... Brennschluss. We don’t have one. Or else it’s classified. Thomas Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow
German
Alternative forms
de Brennschluß superseded
Etymology
de :af brennen Schluss
From de brennen Schluss.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbʁɛnʃlʊs/
de De-Brennschluss.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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Brennschluss moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out
Declension
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