"nuclear-thermal rocket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nuclear-thermal rockets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuclear-thermal rocket (plural nuclear-thermal rockets)
  1. (astronautics) a rocket with a thermal gas exhaust engine, whereby the thermal fluid is heated by the nuclear reactor Categories (topical): Astronautics, Nuclear rocketry Derived forms: nuclear-thermoelectric rocket Related terms: nuclear rocket, nuclear-electric rocket, nuclear-pulse rocket
    Sense id: en-nuclear-thermal_rocket-en-noun-DPLjk-h7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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