"aerospike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aerospikes [plural]
Etymology: From aero- + spike. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|aero|spike}} aero- + spike Head templates: {{en-noun}} aerospike (plural aerospikes)
  1. Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles.
    Sense id: en-aerospike-en-noun-RbTqrhOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with aero-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with aero-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. A spike, protruding from the nose cone of a missile, designed to decrease supersonic drag.
    Sense id: en-aerospike-en-noun-a4zTUszi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with aero-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with aero-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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