Definitions for ROCKETˈrɒk ɪt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rock•etˈrɒk ɪt(n.)

any of various tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited propel the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, hurling explosives, launching a space vehicle, etc.
Category: Rocketry
a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
Category: Rocketry
Category: Rocketry
Ref: rocket engine.
(v.t.)to move or transport by means of a rocket.
Category: Rocketry
(v.i.)to move like a rocket.
(of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.
Category: Ornithology

Origin of rocket:

1605–15; (< F roquette ) < It rocchetta, dim. of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape) < Go *rukka, c. ON rokkr, MD rocke, OHG rocco (G Rocken )

rock′et•like`(adj.)

rock•etˈrɒk ɪt(n.)

any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera.
Category: Plants
Ref: Compare dame's rocket.
Category: Plants
Ref: Also called roquette.; arugula .

Origin of rocket:

1520–30; < F roquette < It ruchetta, dim. of ruca < L ērūcaarugula

Princeton's WordNet

rocket, projectile(noun)
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
rocket, rocket engine(noun)
a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa(noun)
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
rocket, skyrocket(noun)
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
skyrocket, rocket(verb)
sends a firework display high into the sky
rocket, skyrocket(verb)
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
"prices skyrocketed"
rocket(verb)
propel with a rocket

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

rocket(noun)ˈrɒk ɪt
a powerful jet engine that drives a vehicle
the rockets on the space shuttle
rocketˈrɒk ɪt
a space vehicle or weapon that is driven by a rocket
to launch a rocket
rocketˈrɒk ɪt
a firework in the shape of a cylinder
He lit one of the rockets.

Webster Dictionary

Rocket(noun)
a cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad
Rocket(noun)
damewort
Rocket(noun)
rocket larkspur. See below
Rocket(noun)
an artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display
Rocket(noun)
a blunt lance head used in the joust
Rocket(verb)
to rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective

Translations for ROCKET

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

rocket(noun)

a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.