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Noun: solid-fuel rocket
  1. A chemical rocket engine which uses propellant in a solid state
    "solid-fuel rockets are often used in missile systems due to their long shelf life";
    - solid propellant rocket, solid-propellant motor

Derived forms: solid-fuel rockets

Type of: rocket, rocket engine

Encyclopedia: Solid-fuel rocket