Sustainer
noun
1.
a person or thing that sustains.
2.
Rocketry.
any stage of a multistage rocket or guided missile that sustains flight after the burnout of the booster.
the rocket engine or cluster of engines contained in such a stage.
noun
1.
a rocket engine that maintains the velocity of a space vehicle after the booster has been jettisoned
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