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1. (n.) rocket
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.
2. rocket
a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
3. (v.t.) rocket
to move or transport by means of a rocket.
4. (v.i.) rocket
to move like a rocket.
5. rocket
(of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.
6. (n.) rocket
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera.
Etymology: (1520–30; < F roquette < It ruchetta, dim. of
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1. (noun) rocket, projectile
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
2. (noun) rocket, rocket engine
a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
3. (noun) rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
4. (noun) rocket, skyrocket
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
5. (verb) skyrocket, rocket
sends a firework display high into the sky
6. (verb) rocket, skyrocket
shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
"prices skyrocketed"
7. (verb) rocket
propel with a rocket
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1. (noun) rocket
a powerful jet engine that drives a vehicle
the rockets on the space shuttle
2. rocket
a space vehicle or weapon that is driven by a rocket
to launch a rocket
3. rocket
a firework in the shape of a cylinder
He lit one of the rockets.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rocket
a cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad
2. (noun) rocket
damewort
3. (noun) rocket
rocket larkspur. See below
4. (noun) rocket
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
5. (noun) rocket
a blunt lance head used in the joust
6. (verb) rocket
to rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: vuurpyl |
 Arabic: صاروخ الألعاب النّاريَّه |
 Bulgarian: ракета |
 Brazilian: foguete |
 Czech: raketa |
 German: die Rakete |
 Danish: raket |
 Greek: ρουκέτα, πύραυλος |
 Spanish: cohete |
 Estonian: rakett |
 Farsi: موشک؛ ترقه فشفشک |
 Finnish: ilotulitusraketti |
 French: fusée, roquette |
 Hebrew: טִיל |
 Hindi: बाण-हवाई |
 Croatian: raketa |
 Hungarian: röppentyű |
 Indonesian: roket |
 Icelandic: eldflaug; flugskeyti; flu |
 Italian: razzo |
 Japanese: ロケット |
 Korean: 로켓 |
 Lithuanian: raketa |
 Latvian: raķete |
 Malay: roket |
 Dutch: raket |
 Norwegian: rakett |
 Polish: raca, rakieta |
 Persian: موشک؛ ترقه فشفشک |
 Pashto: موشک |
 Portuguese: foguetão |
 Romanian: rachetă |
 Russian: ракета |
 Slovak: raketa |
 Slovenian: raketa |
 Serbian: raketa |
 Swedish: raket |
 Thai: จรวด; พลุ |
 Turkish: roket, füze |
 Taiwanese: 火箭，沖天炮 |
 Ukrainian: ракета |
 Urdu: خلاءی گاڑی |
 Vietnamese: pháo hoa; pháo sáng |
 Chinese: 火箭 |
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