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Definition of Reaction propulsion
1. Noun. Propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reaction Propulsion
Literary usage of Reaction propulsion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor by Hermann Noordung, Ernest Stuhlinger, J. D. Hunley, Jennifer Garland (1995)
"A primitive vehicle with reaction propulsion: The cart is moved by continuous
... Direction tif travel be a vehicle with reaction propulsion, not the most ..."
2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... A self-propelled vehicle whose trajectory or course, while in flight, cannot
be controlled. rocket propulsion—(DOD) reaction propulsion wherein both the ..."
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