noun
a device or technique used in spacecraft to reduce speed by using the atmosphere's drag
verb
to slow down a spacecraft by using aerodynamic drag
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The spacecraft used an aerobrake maneuver to slow down and enter orbit around the planet.
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The ship did an aerobrake thing to slow down and get into orbit.
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The rocket did some aerobrake stuff to slow down and go into orbit.
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Using humor as an aerobrake, he gently slowed down the tense situation.