booster
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- noun
- /ˈbuːstər/
- Specialized
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propulsor
- Proposed to be fully reusable, the booster rocket was the size of a 747.
- rocket booster
- solid rocket booster
- expendable booster
So SpaceX was built around this idea of reusing rocket boosters.
- So SpaceX was built around this idea of reusing rocket boosters.
- Something of that sort is launched by a large rocket booster from someplace like Florida or Soviet Central Asia.
Examples
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After burning all their fuel, the booster rockets would drop off and be recovered, refurbished, and reused.
Academic text (2011) -
The booster rocket provided the necessary thrust to launch the satellite into orbit.
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Less than sixty seconds later, the booster was on its way.
Fiction book (1991) -
We were hidden in the first booster rocket to separate.
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Then we use the Discovery as a booster rocket for the launch.
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Today, the U.S. government is funding three projects to develop new, less costly booster rockets.
Academic text (1998) -
One of the most expensive components of the Shuttle system was the booster rocket.
Academic text (2011) -
A Russian Energia Super Booster Rocket sits on its launch platform.
Fiction book (1998) -
These boosters are essentially the same boosters that flew on the Space Shuttle.
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Booster rocket separation confirmed.
Synonyms
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A large engine that gives a spacecraft its first push and falls off when empty
A powerful first part of a space vehicle that lifts it off the ground
The first part of a rocket that gives a strong push at launch
The first part of a rocket that gives the strong push needed to lift it off
Compounds
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An extra vaccine dose you get after the first to make protection stronger
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A large engine that gives a spacecraft its first push and falls off when empty
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A thick insulated cable that connects two car batteries to start a car with a dead battery
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An extra vaccine dose given after the first doses to increase protection
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An electronic device that makes a signal stronger so it reaches farther
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A place with equipment that makes weak communication signals stronger
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The first part of a rocket that gives the strong push needed to lift it off
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Booster comes from the verb boost meaning 'to lift' or 'make stronger' plus the ending -er meaning 'one that does a thing'. So a rocket booster is the part that gives the first big lift to get the vehicle into the air.