HyperDic: step_rocket

English > 1 sense of the expression step rocket:
NOUNartifactstep rocket, multistage 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
English > step rocket: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted.
Synonymmultistage rocket
Partsbooster, booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocketThe first stage / stage of a multistage rocket
Broaderrocket, projectileAny vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
Catalancoet multitram

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