Meaning | A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion. |
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Synonym | rocket |
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Part of | rocket, projectile | Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine |
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Narrower | booster, booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket | The first stage / stage of a multistage rocket |
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nuclear rocket | A rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
retrorocket | A small rocket engine on a larger / larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course |
space rocket | A rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space |
thruster | A small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft |
Broader | jet engine | A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion |
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Spanish | cohete, motor de cohete |
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Catalan | coet, motor de coet |
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