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launch vehicle

–noun
Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.

Origin:
1955–1960
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launch vehicle  
n.  A rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into an orbit or a trajectory.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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