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Noun: retrorocket  're-trow,ró-kit
  1. A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course

Derived forms: retrorockets

Type of: rocket, rocket engine

Encyclopedia: Retrorocket

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