Thermal-barrier
noun, Aeronautics, Rocketry.
1.
the high temperatures produced by the friction between a supersonic object and the earth’s atmosphere that limit the speed of an airplane or rocket.
thermal barrier
noun
1.
an obstacle to flight at very high speeds as a result of the heating effect of air friction Also called heat barrier
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