retrorocket
(noun) a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retrorocket (plural retrorockets)
A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion.
• retro (abbreviation)
Source: Wiktionary
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
