English

Noun

nuclear-pulse rocket ‎(plural nuclear-pulse rockets)

1. (astronautics) a rocket that uses the impulse imparted by the detonation of nuclear bombs as the propulsive force to propel the spacecraft

Related terms

• nuclear rocket
• pulse rocket

See also

• fusion rocket
• fission rocket
• anti-matter rocket
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