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rocket
1[ rok-it ]
noun
- 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.
- a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
verb (used with object)
- to move or transport by means of a rocket.
- to attack with rockets.
verb (used without object)
- to move like a rocket.
- (of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.
rocket
2[ rok-it ]
noun
- any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket ( def ).
- Also called rocket salad,. the arugula plant, used in salads.
- a noxious weed, Barbarea vulgaris, of the United States, having lobed leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers.
rocket
1/ ˈ°ùÉ’°ìɪ³Ù /
noun
- a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
- any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc
- ( as modifier )
rocket propulsion
rocket launcher
- informal.a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket )
verb
- tr to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket
- intr; foll by off, away, etc to move off at high speed
- intr to rise rapidly
he rocketed to the top
rocket
2/ ˈ°ùÉ’°ìɪ³Ù /
noun
- Also calledarugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa , having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium , esp S. irio ( London rocket ), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers
- yellow rocketany of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea , esp B. vulgaris
- sea rocketany 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
- dame's rocketanother name for dame's violet
rocket
/ °ùÅ°ì′ij٠/
- 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
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Example Sentences
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.
Owner Stewart Andrew clearly thinks he's a rocket - he eyed Cheltenham Gold Cup, but trainer preferred to go for the National.
When Israel started bombarding Gaza, Hezbollah began firing rockets in around northern Israel, saying it was acting in support of Palestinians.
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.
Moments later comes a soldier's countdown, from five to 'Fire!', before a rocket roars into the sky.
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