Home › Words › R › ramscoopramscoopramscoop · noun — A proposed space travel technology using enormous electromagnetic fields as a scoop to collect and compress hydrogen and trigger thermonuclear fusion, thus powering the vessel.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBlend of ramjet + scoop.nounA proposed space travel technology using enormous electromagnetic fields as a scoop to collect and compress hydrogen and trigger thermonuclear fusion, thus powering the vessel.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).