SPACE PROBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does space probe mean? 

• SPACE PROBE (noun)
  The noun SPACE PROBE has 1 sense:

1. a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation

  Familiarity information: SPACE PROBE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPACE PROBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("space probe" is a kind of...):

guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)

Meronyms (parts of "space probe"):

telemeter (any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer)