ROCKET-PROPELLED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rocket-propelled mean? 

• ROCKET-PROPELLED (adjective)
  The adjective ROCKET-PROPELLED has 1 sense:

1. propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine

  Familiarity information: ROCKET-PROPELLED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCKET-PROPELLED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

rocket propulsion (reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen)