projectile vs step rocket

projectile and step rocket both are nouns.

projectile is an adjective but step rocket is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
projectile	Yes	Yes	No	No
step rocket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, step rocket is a hyponym of projectile; that is, step rocket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than projectile:

projectile: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
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 exhausted

Other hyponyms of projectile include missile, multistage rocket, research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket.

projectile (noun)	step rocket (noun)
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled	a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

projectile (adjective)	step rocket (adjective)
impelling or impelled forward

projectile vs step rocket

projectile and step rocket both are nouns.

projectile is an adjective but step rocket is not an adjective.

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