torchship
torchship · torchships
A spacecraft propelled by a torch driveA spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
Meaning
2 sensesA spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
A spacecraft whose propulsion system has both very high thrust and very high specific impulse.
Origin
Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship.Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship.
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