rocket firing
2
4.5
- noun
- Specialized
:
lanzamiento de cohete
- The news report covered the rocket firing that took place during the military parade.
Examples
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All these installations seem to me to be perfectly consistent with the idea of the place being a rocket-firing establishment.
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During the demonstration, the rocket firing launched successfully into the designated range.
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U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the United States "strongly" condemns the rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel.
Blog text (2) -
"We strongly condemn the barrage of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel," stated spokesperson Mark Toner.
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Obama condemned the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and reiterated Israel's right to self-defense.
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The military demonstrated its capabilities during the rocket firing exercise at the test site.
Synonyms
589
4.0
A moment when people make something move, for example a boat or rocket
29
4.8
The moment a rocket leaves the launch pad and starts to rise
18
3.6
To start something, often for the first time
3
6.1
The moment a rocket or spacecraft lifts off the ground
1
3.7
Sending a rocket into the sky using its own engines
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'rocket' (a rocket vehicle) combined with 'firing' (the act of discharging or launching) yields the act of launching a rocket. This is a literal, cross-linguistically common noun + action construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase rocket firing comes from the image of a rocket whose engines start with a bright flame and a loud blast, and that firing pushes it off the ground. So the phrase means 'to launch' a rocket or missile under its own power.