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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles.
2. 2
   A spike, protruding from the nose cone of a missile, designed to decrease supersonic drag.

Etymology

From aero- + spike.

Related phrases

nose conerocket engine

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