English Explanatory Dictionary

fusion rocket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a rocket engine that uses nuclear fusion reactions for propulsive force
  2. a spacecraft having a fusion reactor that powers the rocket
  3. a nuclear-pulse rocket that uses thermonuclear bombs to supply propulsive force

Word forms

fusion rocket fusion rockets

Related words

nuclear rocket fission rocket Bussard ramjet nuclear-electric rocket nuclear-thermal rocket nuclear-thermoelectric rocket pulse rocket anti-matter rocket
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