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skyrocket

skyrocket

2 5.5
A firework shot high into the sky that bursts into colors
  • noun
  • /ˈskaɪˌrɑːkɪt/
  • Archaic
: cohete
  • 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

firework
vsskyrocket
191 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
rocket
vsskyrocket
28 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
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
2 5.5
rocket
28 3.7
Roman candle
8 4.2
fountain
196 1.0
sparkler
13 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.