launch vehicle
noun
Aerospace.
a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
Origin of launch vehicle
First recorded in 1955–1960
Words nearby launch vehicle
launceston,
launch,
launch control center,
launch pad,
launch shoe,
launch vehicle,
launch window,
launcher,
launder,
launderette,
laundress
British Dictionary definitions for launch vehicle
launch vehicle
launching vehicle
noun
a rocket, without its payload, used to launch a spacecraft
another name for booster (def. 2)