fusion rocket

English

Noun

fusion rocket (plural fusion rockets)

  1. (space flight, rocketry) A rocket engine that uses nuclear fusion reactions for propulsive force.
  2. (space flight, space flight, rocketry) A spacecraft having a fusion reactor that powers the rocket.
  3. (space flight, rocketry) A nuclear-pulse rocket that uses thermonuclear bombs to supply propulsive force.

See also

This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.