WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
launch′ ve′hicle, 
  1. Rocketry, Aerospace[Aerospace.]a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
  • 1955–1960

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
launch vehicle, launching vehicle
  1. another name for booster2
'launch vehicle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
booster - destructor - launch pad - module - shroud - solid rocket booster - staging

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