sustainer

[ suh-stey-ner ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that sustains.

  2. Rocketry.

    • any stage of a multistage rocket or guided missile that sustains flight after the burnout of the booster.

    • the rocket engine or cluster of engines contained in such a stage.

Origin of sustainer

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, sustainer is from the Middle English word sosteynere.See sustain, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for sustainer

sustainer

/ (səˈsteɪnə) /


noun
  1. a rocket engine that maintains the velocity of a space vehicle after the booster has been jettisoned

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