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- DictionaryRock·et/ˈräkət/
noun
- 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.
verb
- 1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly: "sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing"
- 2. attack with rocket-propelled missiles: "the city was rocketed and bombed from the air"
: a firework consisting of a case partly filled with a combustible composition fastened to a guiding stick and propelled through the air by the rearward discharge of the gases liberated by combustion. b. : a similar device used as an incendiary weapon or as a propelling unit (as for a lifesaving line) 2.
ROCKET definition: 1. a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space…. Learn more.
A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. 'bobbin/spool') [ nb 1][ 1] is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. [ 2]
Rocket definition: any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air. See examples of ROCKET used in a sentence.
A rocket is a space vehicle or missile, or the special engine that's meant to propel such a vehicle into the air. You can even get a model rocket that's small enough to shoot off in your back yard.
ROCKET definition: 1. a tube-shaped vehicle for travelling in space 2. a tube-shaped weapon that carries a bomb 3. to…. Learn more.
ROCKET meaning: 1 : a type of very powerful engine that is powered by gases that are released from burning fuel often used before another noun; 2 : a spacecraft or missile that is powered by a rocket engine
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.
1. any of various tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited propel the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, hurling explosives, launching a space vehicle, etc. 2. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices. 3. rocket engine. v.t.
rocket. noun. /ˈrɒkɪt/. /ˈrɑːkɪt/. Idioms. [countable] a spacecraft in the shape of a tube that is driven by a stream of gases let out behind it when fuel is burned inside. a space rocket. The rocket was launched in 2007. The idea took off like a rocket (= it immediately became popular).
