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noun
- 1. a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal. Similar
- 2. a severe reprimand: informal British "he got a rocket from the Director" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly: "sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing" Similar Opposite
- 2. attack with rocket-propelled missiles: "the city was rocketed and bombed from the air"
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a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon: They launched a rocket to the planet Venus. The rebels were firing anti-tank rockets. 3DSculptor/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. [ C ] (also skyrocket)
: a firework consisting of a case partly filled with a combustible composition fastened to a guiding stick and propelled through the air by the rearward discharge of the gases liberated by combustion. b. : a similar device used as an incendiary weapon or as a propelling unit (as for a lifesaving line) 2.
Rocket definition: any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air. See examples of ROCKET used in a sentence.
A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. 'bobbin/spool') is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely from propellant carried within the vehicle; therefore a rocket can fly in the vacuum of
1. To move swiftly and powerfully, as a rocket. 2. To fly swiftly straight up, as a game bird frightened from cover. 3. To soar or rise rapidly: The book rocketed to the top of the bestseller list. v.tr. 1. To carry by means of a rocket. 2. To assault with rockets. [Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca, spindle, distaff, of Germanic origin .]
any of various devices, typically cylindrical, containing liquid or solid propellants which when ignited produce hot gases or ions that escape through a rear vent and drive the container forward by the principle of reaction: simple rockets are used mainly as fireworks, signals, and projectile weapons, while more complex rockets are used to ...
ROCKET definition: 1. a tube-shaped vehicle for travelling in space 2. a tube-shaped weapon that carries a bomb 3. to…. Learn more.
A rocket is a space vehicle or missile, or the special engine that's meant to propel such a vehicle into the air. You can even get a model rocket that's small enough to shoot off in your back yard.
ROCKET meaning: 1 : a type of very powerful engine that is powered by gases that are released from burning fuel often used before another noun; 2 : a spacecraft or missile that is powered by a rocket engine
Definition of rocket noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
