rocket airplane
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noun
an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
a military airplane armed with rockets.
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Also called rocket plane .
Origin of rocket airplane
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby rocket airplane
rocker arm, rocker cam, rocker panel, rockery, rocket, rocket airplane, rocket bomb, rocketeer, rocket engine, rocket gun, rocket launcher
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