HyperDic: takeoff_rocket

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