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heat barrier

noun as in nose cone

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The X-2, for instance, was designed to penetrate the “thermal thicket,” also known as the “heat barrier,” where conventional metals begin to melt, according to the New York Times.

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Others said later that space vehicles would never get through the heat barrier.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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