solid rocket

noun

A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.

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solid rocket enginesolid-fueled rocket enginesolid rocket motorsolid-fueled rocket motorsolid-fueled rocket
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Meanings

nounsolid rocket (plural solid rockets)

plural solid rockets

  1. aerospaceA rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.

    Synonyms: solid rocket engine, solid-fueled rocket engine, solid rocket motor, solid-fueled rocket motor

  2. aerospaceA rocket that uses such an engine.

    Synonyms: solid-fueled rocket

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.

Similar
solid rocket enginesolid-fueled rocket enginesolid rocket motorsolid-fueled rocket motor

nounA rocket that uses such an engine.

Similar
solid-fueled rocket
Broader
chemical rocket

Origin

From solid + rocket.

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Translations

German Feststoffraketentriebwerk, Feststoffraketenantrieb
  • Feststoffraketentriebwerkrocket engine
  • Feststoffraketenantriebrocket engine
  • Feststoffraketerocket
Polish silnik rakietowy na paliwo stałe, rakieta na paliwo stałe
  • silnik rakietowy na paliwo stałerocket engine
  • rakieta na paliwo stałerocket
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solid rocket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solid%20rocket.

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