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noun
A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A system designed to protect an object entering an atmosphere at high speed from the resulting very high temperature due to atmospheric drag
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
From heat + shield.
Across languages
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