rocket propulsion

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   reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen

   Broaderreaction propulsion

Questions about rocket propulsion

What does rocket propulsion mean?

rocket propulsion means "reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen".

Is rocket propulsion a common word?

rocket propulsion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.