Bussard ramjet

noun

A fusion rocket that gathers fuel from the interstellar medium through attraction via a magnetic field, akin to a regular ramjet.

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Meanings

nounBussard ramjet (plural Bussard ramjets)

plural Bussard ramjets

  1. space flightaerospaceA fusion rocket that gathers fuel from the interstellar medium through attraction via a magnetic field, akin to a regular ramjet.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
interstellar ramjet

Origin

From Bussard + ramjet, after Robert W. Bussard.

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Bussard ramjet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bussard%20ramjet

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