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skyrocket

skyrocket

5 5.5
A firework shot high into the sky that bursts into colors
  • noun
  • /ˈskaɪˌrɑːkɪt/
  • Archaic
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  • Every Fourth of July, our family sets off a skyrocket to celebrate the holiday.
  • skyrockets in flight

Examples

  • A skyrocket leaped forth, trailing sooty smoke—a makeshift signal, but sufficient.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The children watched in awe as the skyrocket shot into the air and burst into colorful fireworks.

  • We're testing a new skyrocket and Mr. DePinna was saying--

    You Can't Take It with You (1938)

  • 200 cherry bombs, 40 torpedoes, 10 packs of 2-inchers, 10 packs strangers, a dozen ladyfingers, and 4 skyrockets.

    Losin' It (1983)

  • He carefully placed the skyrocket in the launch tube before lighting the fuse.

Synonyms

rocket
vsskyrocket
184 3.7

A firework sent high into the sky that makes bright sparks

focuses specifically on being shot high and exploding or sending a signal
firework
vsskyrocket
180 1.9

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

refers specifically to a device shot high that explodes or sends a signal
starfire
vsskyrocket
8.1

A firework that makes many bright sparks like stars in the sky

emphasizes height and explosion or signaling rather than spark pattern

How High

skyrocket
  • Archaic
5 5.5
rocket
184 3.7
Roman candle
3 4.2
fountain
120 1.0
sparkler
12 2.6

Surface Forms

skyrocket singular
skyrockets plural

Morphology

skyrocket = sky + rocket (transparent) = sky + rocket

A straightforward compound whose meaning (a rocket sent into the sky) is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Skyrocket is simply sky plus rocket and was used for a firework sent 'to the sky'. So, as a noun it means a rocket-like firework that shoots up high and bursts.