| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Escape tower | Aerospace | A trestle tower place on top of a space capsule, which during liftoff connects the capsule to the escape rocket. The escape tower is of such length as to protect the capsule from the heat of the escape rocket in case the rocket is used to separate the capsule from the booster vehicle during ascent. The tower is ultimately separated from the capsule if ascent is normal. (references) | |
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