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Rocket : (noun)
1: any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
2: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by
reaction propulsion [syn: rocket engine]
3: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be
harvested when young and tender [syn: roquette, garden
rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca
vesicaria sativa]
4: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a
lifesaving line or harpoon [syn: skyrocket]
5: sends a firework display high into the sky [syn: skyrocket]
(verb)
1: shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" [syn:
skyrocket]
2: propel with a rocket
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Rocket : \Rock"et\, n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of
German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a
distaff. See Rock a distaff.]
1. An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of
paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible
ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened
to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the
air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases
liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are
used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and
also for pyrotechnic display.
2. A blunt lance head used in the joust.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Rocket : \Rock"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rocketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Rocketing.] (Sporting)
To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present
participle or as an adjective. [Eng.]
An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. --H. R.
Haggard.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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