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thermal barrier

(Aeronautics) an obstacle to flight at very high speeds as a result of the heating effect of air friction. Also called: heat barrier

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thermal barrier - a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating

heat barrier

limit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

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