(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
backpointer
bankrolling
bankrolling
verb
present participle of bankroll
billbroking
bolingbroke
bookbinders
bookbinders
noun
plural of bookbinder
bookbindery
bookbindery
noun
A building where books are assembled and bound.
bookmarking
bookmarking
verb
present participle of bookmark
brainworker
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
bromopikrin
brooklynite
brooklynite
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.
broommaking
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
debarkation
debarkation
noun
Disembarkation.
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
imbarkation
keyboarding
keyboarding
noun
The act of typing at a keyboard (with or without a mouse or other pointing device)
knobkerries
knobkerries
noun
plural of knobkerrie
plural of knobkerry
koeberlinia
koenigsberg
mockingbird
mockingbird
noun
(archaic) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
motorbiking
motorbiking
verb
present participle of motorbike
novosibirsk
novosibirsk
Proper noun
A city in Siberia, Russia.
outbreaking
outbreaking
noun
That which bursts forth.
The act of breaking out.
verb
present participle of outbreak
overbooking
overbooking
noun
An instance of selling or guaranteeing more seats than are available.
verb
present participle of overbook
overbraking
overbraking
verb
present participle of overbrake
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
prisonbreak
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.