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SOUNDING ROCKET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sounding rocket" is a kind of...):
research rocket; test instrument vehicle; test rocket (a rocket fired for test purposes)