- takeoff rocket
- nounthe first stage of a multistage rocket• Syn: ↑booster, ↑booster rocket, ↑booster unit, ↑takeoff booster• Hypernyms: ↑rocket, ↑rocket engine• Part Holonyms: ↑multistage rocket, ↑step rocket
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takeoff rocket
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