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Definition of Rocket engine
1. Noun. A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion.
Specialized synonyms: Booster, Booster Rocket, Booster Unit, Takeoff Booster, Takeoff Rocket, Nuclear Rocket, Retrorocket, Space Rocket, Thruster
Generic synonyms: Jet Engine
Group relationships: Projectile, Rocket
Definition of Rocket engine
1. Noun. A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rocket Engine
Literary usage of Rocket engine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on Rail-roads, and Interior Communication in General by Nicholas Wood (1838)
"Experiments with the rocket engine, Mr. Stephenson's. The " Rocket," being first
ready, was put upon trial, and having got a proper supply of water, ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Rail-roads, and Interior Communication in General by Nicholas Wood (1838)
"... it was determined, to avoid confusion, that each engine should be tried
separately, and on different days. Art. 8.—Experiments with the rocket engine, ..."
3. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"Studhalter, "J-2 rocket engine," pp. 3,5. Tank pressures in the vehicle were kept
low to save the weight of heavier test tank construction. ..."
4. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Facilities are available to test rocket engine components and materials at 5 to
1000 ft-lb thrust at sea level and altitude pressure conditions, ..."
5. Commercial Space Launch Industry: Congressional Hearing edited by Bill Frist (2001)
"In addition, one of the objectives of the X-33 program is to demonstrate improved
rocket engine operability at low altitude using the altitude-compensating ..."
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