launch vehicle

English

Noun

launch vehicle (plural launch vehicles)

(aerospace) A vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket.

Synonyms

LV (abbreviation)

Derived terms

LV (abbreviation)
expendable launch vehicle (ELV)
reusable launch vehicle (RLV)

Related terms

launch
launch center
launch centre
launch complex
launcher
launch pad
launch site
vehicle

Translations

vehicle for transporting objects into space

Chinese:
Mandarin: 運載火箭／运载火箭 (zh) (yùnzài huǒjiàn)
Finnish: kantoraketti (fi) (rocket)
German: Trägerrakete (de) f (rocket)
Russian: ракета-носитель (ru) f (raketa-nositelʹ)

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