English Explanatory Dictionary

static fire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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
  1. To perform a static fire test.

Word forms

static fire static fires static-fire static firing static fired
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