rocket airplane

noun

an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
a military airplane armed with rockets.

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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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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, rocket engine, rocket gun, rocket launcher, rocket propulsion
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