rocket
- noun
- /ˈrɑːkɪt/
- 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.
- I still have a bundle of bottle rockets from when we were kids.
- One had the launcher, the other had the Rockets.
- And I used to do little rockets when I went to school.
- So he on one side you got comedians and, you know, rockets, just the symbolism, right?
Examples
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I still have a bundle of bottle rockets from when we were kids.
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Firework rockets.
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And once the sun went down, the rocket came up.
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And I used to do little rockets when I went to school.
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We would build projects together, like model rockets and slot cars.
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A few pyromaniacs send the biggest bottle rockets I've ever seen streaking into the sky and exploding overhead.
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The children were excited to launch their new rocket on the fourth of July.
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After much preparation, the team successfully sent their rocket high into the atmosphere.
Synonyms
An object that makes bright lights and loud sounds in the sky when it bursts
A firework shot high into the sky that bursts into colors
A device that makes flames or sparks for shows
A small device that makes bright lights or signals when lit
Compounds
- Specialized
A machine that makes a push by throwing out its own fuel very fast for spaceships or missiles
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A large engine that gives a spacecraft its first push and falls off when empty
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An engine that uses heat from splitting atoms to push a spaceship into space
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A way to move a vehicle by pushing out gas very fast so it works in space
- UK
A tall garden plant with strong sweet-smelling purple or white flowers that smell at night
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A space vehicle with two or more parts that fire and drop as fuel runs out
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A tall garden plant with long spikes of blue, purple, or pink flowers
A low plant with thick grey-green leaves and pink or purple flowers that grows by the sea
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A powerful first part of a space vehicle that lifts it off the ground
A plant that lives for several years with small yellow flowers and hairy leaves that grows in mountain areas
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A rocket that uses solid fuel to make hot gas and push it forward
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A small rocket that carries scientific instruments high into the atmosphere to collect data
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A rocket with two or more parts that fire one after another and drop away when empty to reach space
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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.