ALL meanings of thermal barrier
ther·mal bar·ri·er
T t - noun thermal barrier the high temperatures produced by the friction between a supersonic object and the earth's atmosphere that limit the speed of an airplane or rocket. 1
- noun thermal barrier an obstacle to flight at very high speeds as a result of the heating effect of air friction 0
- noun thermal barrier a limit to the speed of flight of vehicles in the atmosphere set by the effects of aerodynamic heating 0