rocket propulsion

American  

noun

1. propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.

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Etymology

Origin of rocket propulsion

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“There’s a feeling that there are a great many risks here,” according to Dr Adam Baker, a rocket propulsion specialist at Cranfield University.

From BBC

Aerojet develops and manufactures liquid and solid rocket propulsion, air-breathing hypersonic engines and electric power and propulsion for space, defense, civil and commercial applications.

From Reuters

Aerojet develops and manufactures liquid and solid rocket propulsion, air-breathing hypersonic engines, and electric power and propulsion for space, defense, civil and commercial applications.

From Reuters

The radar signatures suggested the objects that had fallen there were about the size of the cylindrical pressure tanks used in the Falcon 9 rocket propulsion system.

From Seattle Times

Since its beginning, JPL has been, in fact, the rocket propulsion laboratory.

From Washington Post