rocket engine

Noun

Meaning

a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rocket rocket motor engine generator projectile arugula reaction engine afterburner Rockets rocket propulsion engine of an aircraft jet propulsion device jet propulsor aerospace propulsion air-breathing engine
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Hypernyms

jet engine

Hyponyms

booster thruster retrorocket space rocket nuclear rocket booster rocket

Examples

A liquid-fuel rocket engine boosted the Bomarc to Mach 2, when its Marquardt RJ43-MA-3 ramjet engines, fueled by 80-octane gasoline, would take over for the remainder of the flight. Source: Internet

A rocket is propelled forward by a thrust force equal in magnitude, but opposite in direction, to the time-rate of momentum change of the exhaust gas accelerated from the combustion chamber through the rocket engine nozzle. Source: Internet

Beyond the throat of the nozzle, a bell shaped expansion part of the engine allows the gases that are expanding to push against that part of the rocket engine. Source: Internet

Although not as powerful as other fuels, it left no soot in the reusable rocket engine and its density approximately matches the density of the oxidizer, liquid oxygen, which simplified the aircraft's design. Source: Internet

Air-breathing designs typically fly at supersonic or hypersonic speeds, and usually include a rocket engine for the final burn for orbit. Source: Internet

At this point, during tests of the CSM's steerable rocket engine in preparation for the burn to modify the craft's orbit, a malfunction occurred in the engine's backup system. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rocket cress rocket docket rocket drive rocket engineer rocket engineering rocket engines