English Explanatory Dictionary

torchship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
  2. A spacecraft whose propulsion system has both very high thrust and very high specific impulse.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-torchship.wav

Word forms

torchship torchships

Etymology

Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship.

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