Meaning

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

    Feststoffraketentriebwerk, Feststoffraketenantrieb

  2. A rocket that uses such an engine.

    Feststoffrakete

Examples

1 sentences
  1. There are two main categories of rocket engines; liquid rockets and solid rockets.

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Translations

1 languages
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By meaning 2
rocket engine:
rocket:

Origin

From solid + rocket.

From solid + rocket.

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Forms

plural: solid rockets
Singularsolid rocket
Pluralsolid rockets

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
rocket engine:solid rocket enginesolid-fueled rocket enginesolid rocket motorsolid-fueled rocket motor
rocket:solid-fueled rocket

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
solid rocket — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto