space rocket
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- /speɪs ˈrɑːkɪt/
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- After years of development, the space rocket is finally ready for its first mission to the International Space Station.
I've been kind of passionate about space rockets, rocket engines, space travel.
- I've been kind of passionate about space rockets, rocket engines, space travel.
- Chanel, Imagine they build a space rocket in the middle of the stage on set.
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The space rocket launched successfully, carrying astronauts beyond Earth's atmosphere.
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Yeah, those space rockets take me to the moon.
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Ukraine used to create space rockets.
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The Odin was a massive space rocket, built and stored deep under Berlin.
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Scientists are designing a new space rocket to explore Mars in the coming years.
Synonyms
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A vehicle with a powerful engine that carries people or cargo into space
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A machine built to travel in outer space, like a spacecraft or satellite
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a rocket that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'space' (the cosmos/beyond the atmosphere) with 'rocket' (a rocket-propelled vehicle), where the first noun specifies the domain/target of the second. This noun–noun compounding pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Space rocket combines space and rocket to give a simple picture: a very powerful rocket that goes into 'space' beyond Earth's air. Imagine a tall tube with big engines lifting off and rising above the clouds; that picture explains why the phrase means a rocket strong enough to leave the air around Earth.