| 单词 | nose-drive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnose-drive nose-drive n. now historical a form of rocket construction in which the engines are positioned at the front end. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] > types of rocket engine > positioning of engines at front nose-drive1937 1937 Discovery Sept. 270/2 First he [sc. R. H. Goddard] directed his attention to the so-called ‘nose-drive’ construction. 1947 W. Ley Rockets & Space Trav. (1948) v. 134 The gases were to be ejected through a system of nozzles at the top of the rocket; the nozzles were to pull the rocket upward... This system, known as ‘nose drive’.., offered a great number of advantages. 1995 D. Piszkiewicz Nazi Rocketeers 18 It was a ‘nose-drive’ machine: the rocket motor, encased in a bullet-shaped jacket filled with cooling water, was at the extreme front end. < as lemmas |
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