takeoff booster

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1.takeoff booster - the first stage of a multistage rocketbooster rocket, booster unit, takeoff rocket, boostermultistage rocket, step rocket - a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhaustedrocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion