rocket sled

noun

: a rocket-propelled vehicle that runs usually on a single rail and that is used especially in aeronautical experimentation

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Everything about this stereotypical 1980s-era rocket sled stirs emotions, from its basket-handle rear spoiler to Pininfarina’s liberal sprinkling of NACA ducts. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 July 2023 Stapp and his crew, in the deserts of California and later New Mexico, built themselves a rocket sled—literally a sled with a single seat that could be configured to try out any design inspiration for straps, that was propelled down a track by rockets. — Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020

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1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rocket sled was in 1954

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rocket sled

noun
: a rocket-propelled vehicle that runs usually on a single rail and is used mainly in aviation research
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