rétropropulsion
French, noun\ʁe.tʁo.pʁɔ.pyl.sjɔ̃\
rétropropulsion is spelled R-É-T-R-O-P-R-O-P-U-L-S-I-O-N (15 letters). Rétropropulsion is a French feminine noun meaning “retropropulsion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marche arrière”.
What does rétropropulsion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineretropropulsion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Marche arrière. 2. Freinage d'un véhicule à l'aide de propulseur orienté dans le sens inverse du mouvement du véhicule.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rétropropulsion
- rétropropulsions plural
- rétro-propulsion
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rétropropulsion?
- \ʁe.tʁo.pʁɔ.pyl.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.