REACTION-PROPULSION ENGINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does reaction-propulsion engine mean? 

• REACTION-PROPULSION ENGINE (noun)
  The noun REACTION-PROPULSION ENGINE has 1 sense:

1. a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream

  Familiarity information: REACTION-PROPULSION ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REACTION-PROPULSION ENGINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

reaction-propulsion engine; reaction engine

Hypernyms ("reaction-propulsion engine" is a kind of...):

engine (motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reaction-propulsion engine"):

ion engine (a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field)

jet engine (a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion)