reaction propulsion

a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion n

n any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine n a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion n erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender n propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon n sends a firework display high into the sky v shoot up abruptly, like a rocket v propel with a rocket