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rocket

rocket

28 3.7
A firework sent high into the sky that makes bright sparks
  • noun
  • /ˈrɑːkɪt/
: cohete
  • We watched the fireworks show as the rocket exploded into colorful shapes in the sky.
  • bottle rockets

I still have a bundle of bottle rockets from when we were kids.

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Examples

  • I still have a bundle of bottle rockets from when we were kids.

  • Firework rockets.

  • And once the sun went down, the rocket came up.

  • And I used to do little rockets when I went to school.

  • We would build projects together, like model rockets and slot cars.

  • A few pyromaniacs send the biggest bottle rockets I've ever seen streaking into the sky and exploding overhead.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The children were excited to launch their new rocket on the fourth of July.

  • After much preparation, the team successfully sent their rocket high into the atmosphere.

Synonyms

firework
vsrocket
191 1.9

An object that makes bright lights and loud sounds in the sky when it bursts

also covers propelled devices used to carry things far away
pyrotechnic
vsrocket
  • Specialized
13 8.4

A small device that makes bright lights or signals when lit

can also refer to propelled items that fly high or carry loads
pyro
vsrocket
  • Jargon
8 9.1

A device that makes flames or sparks for shows

includes devices that are launched high or used to send cargo
skyrocket
vsrocket
  • Archaic
2 5.5

A firework shot high into the sky that bursts into colors

can also mean a device that sends objects long distances rather than only exploding

Compounds

rocket firing
  • Specialized
26 4.5

An event when a rocket moves into the sky using its engines

rocket scientist
  • Informal
26 4.3

A person who is very clever at solving difficult problems

rocket science
  • Informal
22 4.6

A thing that is very difficult to understand

rocket launcher
  • Specialized
19 4.8

A weapon that fires rockets used by soldiers to destroy targets

rocket-propelled
  • Specialized
15 5.5

Moved by a rocket engine

rocket fuel
  • Specialized
12 3.9

A substance you burn to move a rocket into space

rocket launching
  • Specialized
6 3.7

Sending a rocket into the sky using its own engines

rocket engine
  • Specialized
6 3.6

A machine that makes a push by throwing out its own fuel very fast for spaceships or missiles

space rocket
  • Specialized
4 4.0

A large machine that carries people or things from Earth into space

booster rocket
  • Specialized
3 5.3

A large engine that gives a spacecraft its first push and falls off when empty

rocket scientist
  • Specialized
2 4.4

An engineer who designs, builds and tests rockets and spacecraft

nuclear rocket
  • Specialized
1 6.9

An engine that uses heat from splitting atoms to push a spaceship into space

rocket propellant
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A material that burns or reacts to make a rocket move

1 8.9

A fast, light motorcycle made for speed and quick turns

rocket propulsion
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A way to move a vehicle by pushing out gas very fast so it works in space

test rocket
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A rocket launched to check how well it works

rocket range
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A place where people test or launch rockets under safety rules

rocket engineer
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A person who designs, builds, and tests rockets

1 8.5

A joking name for a person who is very skilled

1 4.8

A military place where people keep, fix, and send rockets into the sky

rice rocket
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A small fast car often made faster with extra parts

1 8.9

A tall garden plant with strong sweet-smelling purple or white flowers that smell at night

sounding rocket
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A small rocket that carries scientific instruments high into the atmosphere to collect data

solid-fuel rocket
  • Specialized
1 5.3

An engine that burns solid fuel to push a vehicle into the sky

research rocket
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A rocket launched to do science experiments in space

1 8.8

A weed with yellow flowers that often grows in fields and along roads

multistage rocket
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A space vehicle with two or more parts that fire and drop as fuel runs out

takeoff rocket
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A powerful first part of a space vehicle that lifts it off the ground

step rocket
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A rocket with two or more parts that fire one after another and drop away when empty to reach space

1 4.7

A leafy plant with a strong peppery taste often used in salads

1 5.7

A rocket that uses solid fuel to make hot gas and push it forward

9.9

A plant people grow to dye cloth yellow

anti-submarine rocket
  • Specialized
7.3

A rocket launched from a ship to attack submarines

9.9

A wild weed with small yellow flowers and spicy leaves

rocket larkspur
  • Specialized
8.8

A tall garden plant with long spikes of blue, purple, or pink flowers

3.0

A leafy green with a slightly spicy taste often eaten raw in salads

A wild plant with bright yellow flowers that grows on plains

A low plant with thick grey-green leaves and pink or purple flowers that grows by the sea

A plant that lives for several years with small yellow flowers and hairy leaves that grows in mountain areas

9.9

A plant with yellow flowers that grows on old walls and in empty places

9.9

A wild plant in the cabbage family with white flowers and deeply cut leaves

How Powerful

rocket
  • Specialized
584 3.9
ballistic missile
  • Specialized
43 5.1
rocket
28 3.7

Surface Forms

rocket singular
rockets plural

Etymology

Rocket comes from the Italian rocchetta, which means 'little spindle' or 'small spool', because early fireworks looked like a small tube that flew through the air. So a rocket is a firework that shoots high into the sky.