HyperDic: booster_rocket

English > 1 sense of the expression booster rocket:
NOUNartifactbooster rocket, booster, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocketthe first stage / stage of a multistage rocket
English > booster rocket: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe first stage / stage of a multistage rocket.
Synonymsbooster, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket
Part ofmultistage rocket, step rocketA rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted
Broaderrocket, rocket engineA jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
Spanishcohete secundario

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