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
What is the deceleration of the rocket sled if it comes to rest in 1.1 s from a speed of 1000 km/h?
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
Stapp pooh-poohs such talk, is determined to go on riding his rocket sled.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Paul Stapp's extraordinary track to the rocket sled began in 1910 in Bahia, northern Brazil, where his missionary father was president of the American Baptist College.
From Time Magazine Archive
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