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solid rocket

noun

Etymology

From solid + rocket.

  1. derived from *rukkô✻ — “a distaff, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, used in spinning thread”
  2. derived from *rokkō✻
  3. derived from rocko — “spinning wheel”
  4. derived from rocchetta
  5. compounded as solid rocket — “solid + rocket”

Definitions

  1. A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted,…

    A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.

  2. A rocket that uses such an engine.

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Derived

solid rocket booster

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