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HEAT SHIELD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heat shield" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
Meronyms (parts of "heat shield"):
nose cone; ogive (front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere)
Holonyms ("heat shield" is a part of...):
ballistic capsule; space vehicle; spacecraft (a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun)
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