TEST INSTRUMENT VEHICLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does test instrument vehicle mean? 

• TEST INSTRUMENT VEHICLE (noun)
  The noun TEST INSTRUMENT VEHICLE has 1 sense:

1. a rocket fired for test purposes

  Familiarity information: TEST INSTRUMENT VEHICLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEST INSTRUMENT VEHICLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rocket fired for test purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

research rocket; test instrument vehicle; test rocket

Hypernyms ("test instrument vehicle" is a kind of...):

projectile; rocket (any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "test instrument vehicle"):

sounding rocket (a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes)