step rocket vs projectile

projectile vs step rocket

step rocket and projectile both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, projectile is a hypernym of step rocket; that is, projectile is a word with a broader meaning than step 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 exhausted
projectile: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

Other hypernyms of step rocket include rocket.

step rocket (noun)	projectile (noun)
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	a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
	any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

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

Difference between step rocket and projectile

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