rocket sled
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rocket sled
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Repeat the previous problem for the situation in which the rocket sled decelerates at a rate of 201 m/s2 .
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The rocket sled shown in Figure 4.33 accelerates at a rate of 49.0 m/s2 .
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The risk of crashing into a coyote on a rocket sled is high.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2011
When North American's first F-100s developed tail flutter at speeds above Mach 1, engineers grounded all planes, experimented with a tail attached to a rocket sled.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stapp pooh-poohs such talk, is determined to go on riding his rocket sled.
From Time Magazine Archive
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