heat barrier

/hit ˌbɛriər/
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Definitions of heat barrier
  1. noun
    a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
    synonyms: thermal barrier
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    type of:
    bound, boundary, limit
    the greatest possible degree of something
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