English

Noun

solid rocket ‎(plural solid rockets)

1. A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.
2. A rocket that uses such an engine

Synonyms

• (rocket engine): solid rocket engine (SRE), solid-fueled rocket engine , solid rocket motor (SRM) , solid-fueled rocket motor
• (rocket): solid-fueled rocket

Hypernyms

• chemical rocket

Related terms

• hybrid rocket / hybrid rocket engine / hybrid rocket motor
• liquid rocket / liquid rocket engine / liquid-fueled rocket / liquid-fueled rocket engine / liquid fuel rocket / liquid fuel rocket engine

References

• solid rocket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia