cohete

Definitions of cohete
  1. noun
    a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
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    retrocohete
    a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
    cohete espacial
    a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space
    type of:
    motor de reacción, reactor
    a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
  2. noun
    any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
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    misil
    a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
    misil aire-aire
    a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
    misil aire-tierra
    a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
    misil balístico
    a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
    misil teledirigido
    a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
    misil buscador del calor
    a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
    type of:
    vehículo
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  3. noun
    sends a firework display high into the sky
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    type of:
    fuegos artificiales, fuegos de artificio, pirotecnia
    (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
  4. noun
    propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
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