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reaction drive

reaction drive noun: a propulsion system for a slow-than-light spacecraft that moves by expelling matter in the opposite direction of travel.

Noun

reaction drive (plural reaction drives)

  1. A propulsion system for a slow-than-light spacecraft that moves by expelling matter in the opposite direction of travel.
    • Coordinate term: warp drive

Forms of reaction drive

pluralreaction drives

Questions about reaction drive

What does reaction drive mean?
Reaction drive means a propulsion system for a slow-than-light spacecraft that moves by expelling matter in the opposite direction of travel.
What part of speech is reaction drive?
Reaction drive is a noun.
What is the plural of reaction drive?
The plural of reaction drive is reaction drives.

Words near reaction drive in the dictionary

  1. reacters
  2. reacting
  3. reaction
  4. reaction control system
  5. reaction control systems
  6. reaction drive
  7. reaction drives
  8. reaction engine
  9. reaction engines
  10. reaction GIF
  11. reaction GIFs

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