Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun space_probe

1 sense of space probe

Sense 1
space probe -- (a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation)
       => guided missile -- (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)