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Definition of Rockoon
1. Noun. A rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rockoon
1. a small rocket [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rockoon
Literary usage of Rockoon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aerospace Plane Technology: Research and Development in Japan and Australia (1994)
"... Ram-Rocket Rapid Solidification Technology Real Gas Effects Reynolds Number
rockoon Schlieren an exhaust nozzle at high speed, creating the thrust. ..."
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