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English noun: heat shield

1. heat shield (artifact) a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry


Broader (hypernym)protection, protective cover, protective covering


Part holonymnose cone, ogive


Part meronymballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft









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