Deboost
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A slowing manoeuvre of this kind.
- 1 To slow a spacecraft by reducing thrust, typically in order to achieve a stable orbit. ambitransitive
"This combination would prevent anti-ballistic missile radar (BMEWS), presently the U.S.’s main screen against surprise attack, from ascertaining the point of impact until the rocket “deboosts”-about three minutes and 500 miles from target."
- 2 To limit or suppress the reach of an account or post. Internet, transitive
"In one tweet Elon appears to allude to the fact that Twitter’s internal systems can apply a shadow ban and deboost an account on their own, without any human interference or knowledge. […] Outside of the Twitter Terms of Service there are no guidelines for when or how a user could be shadow banned or deboosted – likely, because until recently most users were unaware that such a thing could occur to them."
Antonyms
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More examples"This combination would prevent anti-ballistic missile radar (BMEWS), presently the U.S.’s main screen against surprise attack, from ascertaining the point of impact until the rocket “deboosts”-about three minutes and 500 miles from target."
Etymology
From de- + boost.
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