reaction engine
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noun Aeronautics, Rocketry.
an engine that produces power as a reaction to the momentum given to gases ejected from it, as a rocket or jet engine.
Also called reaction motor.
Origin:
1865–70
1865–70
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| reaction engine or reaction motor | |
| —n | |
| an engine, such as a jet or rocket engine, that ejects gas at high velocity and develops its thrust from the ensuing reaction | |
| reaction motor or reaction motor | |
| —n | |
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