rocket propulsion

noun

1. propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocket propulsion¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“There’s a feeling that there are a great many risks here,” according to Dr Adam Baker, a rocket propulsion specialist at Cranfield University.

From BBC

Aerojet develops and manufactures liquid and solid rocket propulsion, air-breathing hypersonic engines and electric power and propulsion for space, defense, civil and commercial applications.

From Reuters

Aerojet develops and manufactures liquid and solid rocket propulsion, air-breathing hypersonic engines, and electric power and propulsion for space, defense, civil and commercial applications.

From Reuters

The radar signatures suggested the objects that had fallen there were about the size of the cylindrical pressure tanks used in the Falcon 9 rocket propulsion system.

From Seattle Times

Five women were accepted for cosmonaut training—two from flying clubs, two parachutists, and a rocket propulsion engineer.

From Literature