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booster rocket - the first stage of a multistage rocket | ||
booster, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket | ||
rocket engine, rocket a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion | ||
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 |