rocket engine

noun

A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.

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rocket motorrocket
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Meanings

nounrocket engine (plural rocket engines)

plural rocket engines

  1. A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.

    Synonyms: rocket motor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.

Similar
rocket motor

More synonyms by meaning

nouna jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

Similar
rocket
Broader
jet engine
Also see
rocket

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 火箭發動機 /火箭发动机
  • 火箭發動機 /火箭发动机 (huǒjiàn fādòngjī)reaction engine
Dutch raketmotor
  • raketmotorreaction engine
Finnish rakettimoottori
  • rakettimoottorireaction engine
German Raketentriebwerk
  • Raketentriebwerkreaction engine
Hungarian rakétahajtómű
  • rakétahajtóműreaction engine
Polish silnik rakietowy
  • silnik rakietowyreaction engine
Swedish raketmotor
  • raketmotorreaction engine
Ukrainian раке́тний двигу́н
  • раке́тний двигу́н (rakétnyj dvyhún)reaction engine
Vietnamese động cơ tên lửa
  • động cơ tên lửareaction engine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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