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    TAKEOFF ROCKET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The first stage of a multistage rocketplay

    Synonyms:

    booster; booster rocket; booster unit; takeoff booster; takeoff rocket

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("takeoff rocket" is a kind of...):

    rocket; rocket engine (a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion)

    Holonyms ("takeoff rocket" is a part of...):

    multistage rocket; step rocket (a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted)

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