hybrid rocket

noun

a bipropellant rocket engine (rocket motor) which uses propellants that are in two different states, typically liquid and solid, which when reacted, create exhaust gases suitable for rocket propulsion.

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hybrid rocket engine
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Meanings

nounhybrid rocket (plural hybrid rockets)

plural hybrid rockets

  1. a bipropellant rocket engine (rocket motor) which uses propellants that are in two different states, typically liquid and solid, which when reacted, create exhaust gases suitable for rocket propulsion.

    Synonyms: hybrid rocket engine

  2. a vehicle (rocket) propelled by a hybrid rocket engine

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bipropellant rocket engine (rocket motor) which uses propellants that are in two different states, typically liquid and solid, which when reacted, create exhaust gases suitable for rocket propulsion.

Similar
hybrid rocket engine

Origin

From hybrid (“fuel”) + rocket.

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