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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.

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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