thermal rocket

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Noun[edit]

thermal rocket (plural thermal rockets)

  1. a rocket that is powered by a thermal source, such as a nuclear-thermal rocket or a solar-thermal rocket or a rocket powered by an energy beam such as a laser or microwave beam
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