launch vehicle

noun

A vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket.

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nounlaunch vehicle (plural launch vehicles)

plural launch vehicles

  1. space flightaerospaceA vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket.

    Synonyms: LV

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 運載火箭 /运载火箭
  • 運載火箭 /运载火箭 (yùnzài huǒjiàn)vehicle for transporting objects into space
Finnish kantoraketti
  • kantorakettivehicle for transporting objects into space
German Trägerrakete
  • Trägerraketevehicle for transporting objects into space
Hindi प्रक्षेपण यान
  • प्रक्षेपण यान (prakṣepaṇ yān)vehicle for transporting objects into space
Korean 우주발사체
  • 우주발사체 (ujubalsache)vehicle for transporting objects into space
Russian ракета-носитель
  • ракета-носитель (raketa-nositelʹ)vehicle for transporting objects into space
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “launch vehicle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/launch%20vehicle.

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