Brennschluss
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English
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Etymology
From German Brennschluss.
Pronunciation
Noun
Brennschluss (plural Brennschlüsse)
- The moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).
- 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:
- The white line, abruptly, has stopped its climb. That would be fuel cutoff, end of burning, what’s their word... Brennschluss. We don’t have one. Or else it’s classified.
German
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Brennschluss m (strong, genitive Brennschlusses, plural Brennschlüsse)
- Brennschluss (moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out)
Declension
Declension of Brennschluss
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Brennschluss | die | Brennschlüsse |
| genitive | eines | des | Brennschlusses | der | Brennschlüsse |
| dative | einem | dem | Brennschluss, Brennschlusse1 | den | Brennschlüssen |
| accusative | einen | den | Brennschluss | die | Brennschlüsse |
1Now rare, see notes.