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rocket

/ˈɹɑk.ɪt/

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What does rocket mean?

noun

  1. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.
  2. A blunt lance head used in jousting.
  3. A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
More meanings (15)

noun

  1. An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
  2. (figuratively) Something that travels high in the air or with great speed; especially (sport), a hard shot.
  3. (figuratively, slang) A severe reprimand; a telling-off.
  4. (figuratively, slang) An ace (the playing card).
  5. (figuratively, slang) A stupid or crazy person.
  6. (figuratively, slang) A very physically attractive woman.
  7. A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
  8. Any plant of the genus Eruca.
  9. Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida).

verb

  1. To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
  2. To fly vertically.
  3. To rise or soar rapidly.
  4. To experience sudden fame, popularity, or success.
  5. To carry something in a rocket.
  6. To attack something with rockets.
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IPA pronunciation

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In another direction, pale Roman candles shot up singly through the trees, and a fire-haired rocket swept the horizon like a portent.
Edith WhartonSummerProject Gutenberg ebook #166
To see a rocket ascending in your dream, foretells sudden and unexpected elevation, successful wooing, and faithful keeping of the marriage vows.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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Feeling something crack beneath our feet, hearing an appalling hiss through the open trap-door, a hiss like the first sound of a rocket!
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175
The body is charged with a slow-burning combustible, in the manner of the ordinary rocket, whereby it is given a rapid rotary motion.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
The board is 64 squares with a chasm in the middle, the army 9 pieces, 2 rocket boys, and 5 pawns on each side.
H. E. (Henry Edward) BirdChess History and ReminiscencesProject Gutenberg ebook #4902