static firing


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static firing

[′stad·ik ′fīr·iŋ]
(aerospace engineering)
The firing of a rocket engine in a hold-down position to measure thrust and to accomplish other tests.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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