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hybrid rocket en · NOUN

Etymology

From hybrid (“fuel”) + rocket.

Meanings

1. a bipropellant rocket engine (rocket motor) which uses propellants that are in two different states, typically liquid and solid, which when reacted, create exhaust gases suitable for rocket propulsion.
2. a vehicle (rocket) propelled by a hybrid rocket engine

Forms

Hypernyms

chemical rocket

Relateds

liquid rocket · solid-fueled rocket engine · solid rocket engine · liquid-fueled rocket engine · liquid-fueled rocket · solid-fueled rocket · solid rocket · liquid rocket engine

Synonyms

hybrid rocket engine (bipropellant rocket engine)