Brennschluss

/ˈbrɛnʃlʊs/ noun

The point during a rocket launch when an engine shuts down because it has exhausted its fuel supply.

German compound word: 'Brennstoff' (burning fuel) + 'Schluss' (conclusion/end). Adopted into English aerospace terminology during the Space Age when many rocket terms came from German engineering.

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