HyperDic: booster_unit

English > 1 sense of the expression booster unit:
NOUNartifactbooster unit, booster, booster rocket, takeoff booster, takeoff rocketthe first stage / stage of a multistage rocket
English > booster unit: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe first stage / stage of a multistage rocket.
Synonymsbooster, booster rocket, 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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