"launch lug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: launch lugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} launch lug (plural launch lugs)
  1. (model rocketry) A small vertical tube affixed to the side of a model rocket, which engages with a launch rod to stabilize the rocket's trajectory in its first few feet of flight.
    Sense id: en-launch_lug-en-noun-VHjdlNyB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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