Definition that contains rocket engine
- rocket any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
- braun United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
- projectile any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
- thruster a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
- retrorocket a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
- wernher magnus maximilian von braun United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
- multistage rocket 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
- rocket-propelled propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine
- nuclear rocket a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant
- step rocket 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