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aerospike en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English spike English aerospike From aero- + spike.

Meanings

  1. Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles.
  2. A spike, protruding from the nose cone of a missile, designed to decrease supersonic drag.

Forms

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