rocket engine
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1. a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | jet engine, |
| definition | : | a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nuclear rocket, |
| definition | : | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | retrorocket, |
| definition | : | a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | space rocket, |
| definition | : | a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | thruster, |
| definition | : | a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | projectile, rocket, |
| definition | : | any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact) |
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