rocket engine

NOUN

jet engine with reaction propulsion

Synonyms

WEAK

reaction engine rocket rocket motor

Example Sentences

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the ground test of an upgraded rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, marking another key step in its weapons programme.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Arbor’s solution is more like a tree-powered rocket engine.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

But the company failed to land New Glenn's main rocket engine, or booster, onto a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Murphy retired from racing in the late 1970s and became a buyer for Rocketdyne, a rocket engine company in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

We ignited Columbia’s rocket engine once, for just three seconds, to adjust our course slightly.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins