"launch vehicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: launch vehicles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} launch vehicle (plural launch vehicles)
  1. (aerospace) A vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket. Wikipedia link: launch vehicle Categories (topical): Aerospace, Rocketry, Spacecraft, Vehicles Synonyms: LV [abbreviation] Derived forms: LV [abbreviation], expendable launch vehicle (alt: ELV), reusable launch vehicle (alt: RLV) Related terms: launch, launch center, launch centre, launch complex, launcher, launch pad, launch site, vehicle Translations (vehicle for transporting objects into space): 運載火箭 (Chinese Mandarin), 运载火箭 (yùnzài huǒjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kantoraketti (english: rocket) (Finnish), Trägerrakete (english: rocket) [feminine] (German), ракета-носитель (raketa-nositelʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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