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a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
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jet engine a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
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projectile,
rocket a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
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booster rocket,
booster unit,
takeoff booster,
takeoff rocket,
booster an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
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nuclear rocket a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant
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retrorocket a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
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space rocket a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space
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