BOOSTER ROCKET
Dictionary entry overview: What does booster rocket mean? • BOOSTER ROCKET (noun)
The noun BOOSTER ROCKET has 1 sense:
1. the first stage of a multistage rocket
Familiarity information: BOOSTER ROCKET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BOOSTER ROCKET (noun)
Meaning:
The first stage of a multistage rocket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
booster rocket; booster unit; takeoff booster; takeoff rocket; booster
Hypernyms ("booster rocket" is a kind of...):
rocket; rocket engine (a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion)
Holonyms ("booster rocket" is a part of...):
multistage rocket; step rocket (a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted)
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