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rocket engine

NOUN
jet engine with reaction propulsion
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"This large rocket engine will slow down the ISS, and enable it to have a precise re-entry over the Pacific Ocean, far from land, people or any other potential hazards," Horack explained.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Arbor’s solution is more like a tree-powered rocket engine.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

A rocket engine has exploded during a launch test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

During a test of a Harpoon anti-ship missile, its booster — the rocket engine that launches the missile — was “activated” but not ignited, and then it could not be deactivated, the Danish military said.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

An Agena is a slim fuel tank about thirty feet long, with a rocket engine sticking out of one end and a hole in the opposite end.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins



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