"torch drive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: torch drives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} torch drive (plural torch drives)
  1. (science fiction) A spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion. Categories (topical): Astronautics, Nuclear fusion, Nuclear rocketry, Science fiction Synonyms: torch Derived forms: torcher, torchship, torch [noun, verb]
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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