TEST ROCKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does test rocket mean? 

• TEST ROCKET (noun)
  The noun TEST ROCKET has 1 sense:

1. a rocket fired for test purposes

  Familiarity information: TEST ROCKET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEST ROCKET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rocket fired for test purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

research rocket; test instrument vehicle; test rocket

Hypernyms ("test rocket" is a kind of...):

projectile; rocket (any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "test rocket"):

sounding rocket (a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes)