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static fire
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Noun
static fire (plural static fires)
- (astronautics) A type of test where a fully-fueled launch vehicle's engines are fired at full thrust for several seconds while the vehicle is firmly clamped to the launch pad.
Verb
static fire (third-person singular simple present static fires, present participle static firing, simple past and past participle static fired)
- (astronautics) To perform a static fire test.
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