"boostglide" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: boost + glide Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boost|glide}} boost + glide Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} boostglide (not comparable)
  1. Describing an aircraft or missile that uses rocket propulsion to gain a very high altitude and then glides to increase its range. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: boost-glide
    Sense id: en-boostglide-en-adj-SzkAV5rp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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