TAKEOFF BOOSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does takeoff booster mean? 

• TAKEOFF BOOSTER (noun)
  The noun TAKEOFF BOOSTER has 1 sense:

1. the first stage of a multistage rocket

  Familiarity information: TAKEOFF BOOSTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKEOFF BOOSTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first stage of a multistage rocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

booster; booster rocket; booster unit; takeoff booster; takeoff rocket

Hypernyms ("takeoff booster" is a kind of...):

rocket; rocket engine (a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion)

Holonyms ("takeoff booster" is a part of...):

multistage rocket; 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)