solid rocket booster

American  

noun

1. a solid-propellant strap-on rocket used to accelerate a missile or launch vehicle during liftoff. SRB

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Example Sentences

During Fire Point’s early days, someone painted a solid rocket booster prototype Barbie pink as a joke.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crews were then able to place the 177 pins attaching each solid rocket motor to the base of the solid rocket booster, known as the aft skirt.

From Los Angeles Times

Each rocket will be installed atop the solid rocket booster’s base — the aft skirts, which are 9 feet tall and were moved into place in July.

From Los Angeles Times

It will be connected to the external tank in three locations; each solid rocket booster will be affixed to the external tank in four spots.

From Los Angeles Times

The solid rocket booster segments are also recycled from the shuttle program.

From Scientific American