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Definition of launch vehicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

launch vehicle

noun
 
/ˈlɔːntʃ viːɪkl/
 
/ˈlɔːntʃ viːəkl/,
 
/ˈlɔːntʃ viːhɪkl/
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  1. 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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