English Explanatory Dictionary

aerospike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

aerospike aerospikes

Etymology

From aero- + spike.

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