multistage

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌltɪˌsteɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmʌltɪˌsteɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mul′ti stāj′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mul•ti•stage /ˈmʌltɪˌsteɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. Rocketry(of a rocket or guided missile) having more than one stage.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mul•ti•stage  (mul′ti stāj′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Rocketry(of a rocket or guided missile) having more than one stage.
  • multi- + stage 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
multistage /ˈmʌltɪˌsteɪdʒ/ adj
  1. (of a rocket or missile) having several stages, each of which can be jettisoned after it has burnt out
  2. (of a turbine, compressor, or supercharger) having more than one rotor
  3. (of any process or device) having more than one stage
'multistage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
booster - stage - posigrade rocket - staging - step rocket - sustainer

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