boostglide

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adjective

Describing an aircraft or missile that uses rocket propulsion to gain a very high altitude and then glides to increase its range.

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Meanings

adjectiveboostglide (not comparable)

alternative boost-glide

  1. not comparableDescribing an aircraft or missile that uses rocket propulsion to gain a very high altitude and then glides to increase its range.

Origin

From boost + glide.

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APA

boostglide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boostglide

MLA

“boostglide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boostglide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boostglide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boostglide.

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