launch vehicle
noun/ˈlɔːntʃ viːɪkl/
/ˈlɔːntʃ viːəkl/, /ˈlɔːntʃ viːhɪkl/
- a vehicle with a powerful engine that is used to take spacecraft and satellites into space
- The launch vehicle is discarded once the satellite has left Earth's atmosphere.
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