Word: Rocket
How to pronounce: ˈrɒkɪt
Noun
Definitions:
1. A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal.
Example sentences: "The famed Brooklyn amusement park is a recurring motif in these paintings that feature carousel horses, Ferris wheels, fireworks, rockets and extravagant fantasy architecture."
Verb
Definitions:
1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly.
Example sentences: "Sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing"
2. Attack with rocket-propelled missiles.
Example sentences: "The city was rocketed and bombed from the air"
Noun
Definitions:
1. An edible Mediterranean plant of the cabbage family, whose leaves are eaten in salads; arugula.
Synonyms:
missile
rocket bomb
projectile
booster
incoming missile
rocket projectile
flare
bomb
arugula
rocket salad
jet
skyrocket
roquette
fly
shoot
hurtle
jump
Derivations:
rocketry
rocketeer
rocketing
rocketed
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Rocket in Other Languages...
Spanish: Cohete
German: Rakete
French: Fusée
Italian: Razzo
Turkish: Roket
