HyperDic: nuclear_rocket

English > 1 sense of the expression nuclear rocket:
NOUNartifactnuclear rocketa rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant
English > nuclear rocket: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant.
Broaderrocket, rocket engineA jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

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