nuclear rocket

noun

A rocket with a nuclear reactor aboard.

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Meanings

nounnuclear rocket (plural nuclear rockets)

plural nuclear rockets

  1. space flightA rocket with a nuclear reactor aboard.
  2. space flightA rocket where a nuclear process, especially an on-board fission reactor, enables thrust to be produced.

Synonyms & antonyms

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fission rocketfusion rocketnuclear-electric rocketnuclear-pulse rocketnuclear-thermal rocket
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APA

nuclear rocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20rocket

MLA

“nuclear rocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20rocket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear rocket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20rocket.

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