lifting body

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lifting body [′lift·iŋ ‚bäd·ē]

(aerospace engineering)

A maneuverable, rocket-propelled, wingless craft that can travel both in the earth's atmosphere, where its lift results from its shape, and in outer space, and that can land on the ground.

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