rocket propulsion
noun
propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
Origin of rocket propulsion
1First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use rocket propulsion in a sentence
It is adopting technology—in rocket propulsion, composite construction, and aerodynamic refinements—already in use elsewhere.
This idea is so plausable that it might be placed in the same catagory as rocket propulsion, which is fact.
Futuria Fantasia, Winter 1940 | Ray BradburyI notice in one letter to "The Readers' Corner" a request for a department on rocket propulsion.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | Various
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