Nuclear rocket and Rocket

Nuclear rocket noun - A rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant.

Rocket and nuclear rocket are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rocket" instead a noun phrase "Nuclear rocket".

Rocket noun - A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion.

Nuclear rocket and rocket are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Nuclear rocket" with "Rocket", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: rocketed, rocketing, rocketeer, rocketry