drietrapsraket

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of drie (“three”) +‎ trap (“stage”) +‎ -s- +‎ raket (“rocket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdri.trɑps.raːˌkɛt/
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  • Hyphenation: drie‧traps‧ra‧ket

Noun

drietrapsraket f (plural drietrapsraketten)

  1. (astronautics) a three-stage rocket
  2. (figuratively) something (process, plan, etc.) consisting of three distinct stages

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