Boost-phase
the portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or spacecraft during which the booster and sustainer engines operate to bring it near or to peak velocity.
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- Boost-start
jump-start.
- Booster
a person or thing that boosts, especially an energetic and enthusiastic supporter. Electricity. a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage. Railroads. any machine, device, phenomenon, etc., that helps to move a train, as a tailwind, downgrade, roller bearings, or especially a helper locomotive. Military. an explosive […]
- Booster-cable
either of a pair of electric cables having clamps at each end and used for starting the engine of a vehicle whose battery is dead.
- Booster--dose
a person or thing that boosts, especially an energetic and enthusiastic supporter. Electricity. a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage. Railroads. any machine, device, phenomenon, etc., that helps to move a train, as a tailwind, downgrade, roller bearings, or especially a helper locomotive. Military. an explosive […]
- Booster-seat
a padded seat that can be placed on a chair seat, for seating a child at the proper height, as at a table or in a barber chair.