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rocket

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[ rok-it ]

noun

  1. any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
  2. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.


verb (used with object)

  1. to move or transport by means of a rocket.
  2. to attack with rockets.

verb (used without object)

  1. to move like a rocket.
  2. (of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.

rocket

2

[ rok-it ]

noun

  1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket ( def ).
  2. Also called rocket salad,. the arugula plant, used in salads.
  3. a noxious weed, Barbarea vulgaris, of the United States, having lobed leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers.

rocket

1

/ ˈ°ùÉ’°ìɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
    1. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      rocket propulsion

      rocket launcher

  2. informal.
    a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket
  2. intr; foll by off, away, etc to move off at high speed
  3. intr to rise rapidly

    he rocketed to the top

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rocket

2

/ ˈ°ùÉ’°ìɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. Also calledarugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa , having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  2. any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium , esp S. irio ( London rocket ), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers
  3. yellow rocket
    any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea , esp B. vulgaris
  4. sea rocket
    any of several plants of the related genus Cakile , esp C. maritima , which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
  5. dame's rocket
    another name for dame's violet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rocket

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  1. A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rocket1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca “distaff†(with reference to its shape); from Germanic

Origin of rocket2

First recorded in 1525–35; from French roquette, from Italian ruchetta, ultimately from Latin ŧ°ùÅ«³¦²¹ kind of herb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rocket1

C17: from Old French roquette , from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic origin

Origin of rocket2

C16: from French roquette , from Italian rochetta , from Latin ŧ°ùÅ«³¦²¹ a caterpillar, hairy plant
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Depending on the type of rocket fuel used, launches produce nitrogen oxides, chlorine, black carbon particles, water vapor, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide — and no propellant avoids creating of some kind of emissions.

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Owner Stewart Andrew clearly thinks he's a rocket - he eyed Cheltenham Gold Cup, but trainer preferred to go for the National.

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When Israel started bombarding Gaza, Hezbollah began firing rockets in around northern Israel, saying it was acting in support of Palestinians.

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The Israeli military said it had hit a drone storage unit used by Hezbollah after two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel.

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Moments later comes a soldier's countdown, from five to 'Fire!', before a rocket roars into the sky.

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