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Rocket engine

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rocketnounA long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
reaction enginenounAny engine that generates thrust by expelling matter, especially hot gases produced by igniting a fuel; either a rocket engine or several types of jet engine.
jet enginenounAn engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
jet propulsionnounPropulsion that is caused by the expulsion of a jet of fluid, especially by a jet engine or jellyfish.
liquid rocketnounA rocket that uses liquid propellants.
solid rocketnoun(astronautics) A rocket that uses such an engine.
fusion rocketnoun(astronautics) a rocket engine that uses nuclear fusion reactions for propulsive force
arcjetnounA rocket engine that uses an electric arc for propulsion.
prop-jetnounAlternative form of propjet. [(aviation) A turboprop engine.]
thrustnounA push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
turborocketnounA jet engine where the turbine that turns the inlet compressor is powered by a rocket engine.
rocket motornounA rocket engine, especially a solid rocket or a hybrid rocket.
rocket shipnounA spacecraft propelled by a rocket engine.
ramjetnoun(aeronautics) A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.
turbojetnoun(aeronautics) A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.
resojetnounA kind of pulsejet engine.
rocket packnoun(aviation) A jet pack using a rocket engine.
jetternounAny of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.
rocket planenoun(aviation) A winged aircraft that is propelled by a rocket engine.
duct enginenounA form of jet engine that possesses an inlet duct, such as a turbojet, ramjet, or turbofan. Rockets are not considered duct engines.

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