HyperDic: reaction-propulsion_engine

English > 1 sense of the expression reaction-propulsion engine:
NOUNartifactreaction-propulsion engine, reaction enginea jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
English > reaction-propulsion engine: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream.
Synonymreaction engine
Narrowerion engineA type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space
jet engineA gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
Broaderenginemotor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

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