heatshield

See also: heat shield

English

Alternative forms

heat shield

Etymology

heat +‎ shield

Noun

heatshield (plural heatshields)

A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
(astronautics) A system designed to protect an object entering an atmosphere at high speed from the resulting very high temperature due to atmospheric drag

Coordinate terms

(aerospace): aeroshell

Translations

Translations

German: Hitzeschild (de) n

Turkish: ısı kalkanı

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