fusée

Definitions of fusée
  1. noun
    sends a firework display high into the sky
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    type of:
    feu d'artifice
    (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.
  2. noun
    a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
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    fusée interplanétaire
    a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space
    type of:
    moteur à réaction
    a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
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