multistage rocket

1. 1.

   a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted

   Synonymsstep rocket

   Broaderrocket

   Partsbooster

Questions about multistage rocket

What does multistage rocket mean?

multistage rocket means "a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted".

What is another word for multistage rocket?

Close synonyms include step rocket. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.