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- noun Alternative capitalization of
Brennschluss
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Examples
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He murmured, "brennschluss," and the murmur was like a trumpet blast.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
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He tumed his eyes to the brennschluss timer and poised his hand on the cut-off switch, ready to choke the jet if the autopilot should fail.
The Rolling Stones Heinlein, Robert A. 1952
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The pilot has his hands full in this maneuver, leaving it up to the co-pilot to guard the auto-pilot, to be ready to fire manually if need he, and to watch for brennschluss.
The Rolling Stones Heinlein, Robert A. 1952
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Now that he thought about it, brennschluss had come pretty early.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
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His propulsion tube reached brennschluss, and for a few moments he watched, checking his speed and direction.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
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Now, ten minutes after brennschluss, they were going to start deceleration.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
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The tube reached brennschluss and Rip called orders.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
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But there was no possibility of getting at the stuff until brennschluss.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
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You can’t walk around very well until the ship reaches brennschluss.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Blake Savage
john commented on the word brennschluss
German word for the point at which a rocket or ballistic missile runs out of fuel. Used as a motif if Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow, the title of which describes the arc of a missile after brenschluss, when its path is determined by gravity.
February 26, 2008