escape velocity
noun
Definition of escape velocity
: the minimum velocity that a moving body (such as a rocket) must have to escape from the gravitational field of a celestial body (such as the earth) and move outward into space
From the M-W Editors
1934
First Known Use of escape velocity
1934
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