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Dutch
Etymology
From hitte + schild.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hit‧te‧schild
Noun
hitteschild n (plural hitteschilden, diminutive hitteschildje n)
- (aeronautics) heat shield
Het hitteschild beschermt de ruimtevaartuigen tegen de extreme hitte bij terugkeer in de atmosfeer.- The heat shield protects spacecraft from the extreme heat during re-entry into the atmosphere.
Het hitteschild is een essentieel onderdeel van de ruimtecapsule.- The heat shield is an essential component of the space capsule.
Tijdens de terugkeer naar de aarde, gloeit het hitteschild van de raket op door de wrijving met de atmosfeer.- During the return to Earth, the rocket's heat shield glows due to friction with the atmosphere.