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   rocket

   /ˈrɒkɪt/

   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 missileprojectilerare:trajectile
   • ▪ an engine that operates by the combustion of its contents, providing thrust as in a jet engine but without depending on the intake of air for combustion.
   • ▪ an elongated rocket-propelled missile or spacecraft: "a rocket launcher"
   • ▪ used to refer to a person or thing that moves very fast or to an action that is done with great force: "she shot out of her chair like a rocket"
   • 2. a severe reprimand: informal British "he got a rocket from the Director" Similar scoldingchidingreprimandrebukereproofreproachremonstrationupbraidingberatingcastigationtiradediatribeharanguelectureadmonitionadmonishmentlambastingobloquyinformal:dressing-downtelling-offtalking-totongue-lashingrocketwiggingOpposite commendationpat on the back

   verb

   • 1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly: "sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing" Similar shoot upsoarincrease rapidlyrise rapidlyescalatespiral upwardsinformal:go through the ceilinggo through the roofskyrocketOpposite fallplummet
   • ▪ move very rapidly: "he rocketed to national stardom" Similar speedzoomshootroarwhizzcareergo hell for leatherinformal:scorchteargo like a bat out of hellbombbarrelhightail it
   • 2. attack with rocket-propelled missiles: "the city was rocketed and bombed from the air"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French roquette, from Italian rocchetto, diminutive of rocca ‘distaff (for spinning)’, with reference to its cylindrical shape.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rocket-like adjective

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   What does rocket mean?

   • : to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket Verb Sales rocketed from 1,000 units last week to 5,000 units this week. The train rocketed through the tunnel. The spacecraft rocketed into outer space. Permanently shadowed craters there are believed to hold frozen water that could provide drinking water and rocket fuel.

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   What is a rocket & how does it work?

   • Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. 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.

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   What does rocket mean in a sentence?

   • A rocket or rocket engine uses thrust to propel something toward the sky, whether it's a spacecraft that will orbit the Earth or a bottle rocket that will explode overheard. You can use the word as a verb, too, to mean "move rapidly": "Without a parachute, the skydiver would rocket to the ground."

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   What is a rocket engine?

   • a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices. rocket engine ( def ). to move or transport by means of a rocket. to attack with rockets. to move like a rocket. (of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed. any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROCKET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ROCKET definition: 1. a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space…. Learn more.

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     ROCKET meaning: 1. a large cylinder-shaped object that moves...

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   rocket: [noun] any of several plants of the mustard family: such as. arugula. dame's rocket.

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   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.

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   Rocket. A Soyuz-FG rocket launches from "Gagarin's Start" (Site 1/5), Baikonur Cosmodrome. A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. 'bobbin/spool') [nb 1] [1] 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. [2]

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROCKET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: 1. a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress.... Click for more definitions.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › rocketROCKET | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ROCKET definition: 1. a tube-shaped vehicle for travelling in space 2. a tube-shaped weapon that carries a bomb 3. to…. Learn more.

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