What does skyrocket mean?

Definitions for skyrocket
ˈskaɪˌrɒk ɪtsky·rock·et

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rocket, skyrocketnoun

    propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

  2. skyrocket, rocketverb

    sends a firework display high into the sky

  3. rocket, skyrocketverb

    shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

    "prices skyrocketed"

GCIDE

  1. skyrocketverb

    To rise rapidly; -- usually used figuratively, as of prices.

Wiktionary

  1. skyrocketnoun

    a type of firework that uses a solid rocket motor to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.

  2. skyrocketnoun

    a rebuke, a scolding.

  3. skyrocketnoun

    pocket.

  4. skyrocketverb

    To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

    The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Skyrocketnoun

    A kind of firework, which flies high and burns as it flies.

    Etymology: sky and rocket.

    I considered a comet, or in the language of the vulgar a blazing star, as a skyrocket discharged by an hand that is almighty. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. Skyrocket

    A skyrocket is a type of firework that uses a solid-fuel rocket to rise quickly into the sky; a bottle rocket is a small skyrocket. At the apex of its ascent, it is usual for a variety of effects (stars, bangs, crackles, etc.) to be emitted. Skyrockets use various stabilisation techniques to ensure the flight follows a predictable course, often a long stick attached to the side of the motor, but also including spin-stabilisation or fins. These rockets have been made at least since the early decades of the 20th century, and in many countries, including Japan, China, and Macao. The older type of bottle rocket was typically a black powder skyrocket with an engine about 2 inches (5 cm) long and up to 0.375-inch (9-mm) diameter, mounted on a thin bamboo splint and often having a small report charge. Modern bottle rockets are small and very cheap. They are often sold by the box (but more commonly by the pack, or by the gross, a packet of 144 rockets) for less than US$0.20 each.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Skyrocketnoun

    a rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks

Wikidata

  1. Skyrocket

    A skyrocket is a type of firework that uses a solid rocket motor to rise quickly into the sky. At the apex of its ascent, it is usual for a variety of effects to be emitted. Sky rockets use various stabilisation techniques to ensure the flight follows a predictable course, often a long stick attached to the side of the motor, but also including spin-stabilisation or fins.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of skyrocket in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of skyrocket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence

  1. Jorge Giannattasio:

    The amount of travelers will skyrocket with direct flights.

  2. Steve Scalise:

    President Biden should immediately reverse his devastating policies that are causing gas prices to skyrocket and are giving Putin leverage against the rest of the world and return to the policies that were working under President Trump to create American energy dominance with gas prices below $2 a gallon, speaker Pelosi and President Biden’s radical Green New Deal agenda will be a major issue in November’s elections.

  3. Craig Rowley:

    The demand for distribution center workers continues to skyrocket, everyone who has a desire to be a distribution center worker already has a job.

  4. Scott Galloway:

    WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube would all be amazing, independent companies, if you look at all the big breakups in the past in our economy, three to five years post-breakup, the companies are worth more disaggregated. So these stocks are going to skyrocket once breakup actually becomes a reality.

  5. Victor Matheson:

    We've seen the price for pro U.S. sports franchises skyrocket but NASCAR's fortunes have not been as good as the other sports leagues, as recently as 10 years ago we were starting to talk about maybe NASCAR as the fifth major league in the United States and nowadays no one is talking like that anymore.

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Translations for skyrocket

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  • vyletět nahoruCzech
  • Feuerwerksrakete, explodieren, hochschnellen, emporschnellenGerman
  • tykitys, täyslaidallinen, ilotulitusrakettiFinnish
  • grimper en flèche, Scud, monter en flèche, fusée d'artifice, exploser, volée de bois vertFrench
  • eldflaug, rakettaIcelandic
  • razzoItalian
  • 暴騰, 急騰, 狼煙, ロケット花火Japanese
  • skyrocketLatin
  • elevar-se às alturas, foguete, ir às alturasPortuguese
  • подскочить, взмывать, сигнальная ракета, взмыть, взлетать, подскакивать, взлететьRussian
  • одлетјети у небеса, odleteti u nebesa, odletjeti u nebesa, одлетети у небесаSerbo-Croatian
  • stiga våldsamt, skjuta i höjdenSwedish

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