"rockoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rockoons [plural]
Etymology: Blend of rocket + balloon Etymology templates: {{blend|en|rocket|balloon}} Blend of rocket + balloon Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockoon (plural rockoons)
  1. (aviation, astronautics) A rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude. Wikipedia link: en:rockoon Categories (topical): Astronautics, Aviation, Rocketry Coordinate_terms: rockaire (english: aeroplane-launched high-altitude rocket)

Inflected forms

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