Rocket

Word ROCKET
Character 6
Hyphenation rock et
Pronunciations /ˈɹɒkɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Rocket"

What do we mean by rocket?

A rocket engine.

A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.

A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.

A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket

An ace (the playing card).

An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.

A blunt lance head used in jousting.

Something that shoots high in the air.

A stupid or crazy person.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Rocket

The word "rocket" in example sentences

The TAURUS rocket is scrap -- in rocket science, a 66% success rate sucks by any performance measure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A rocket propelled grenade launcher can use the term rocket, because it has a conventional rocket propellant system behind the charge.

After all, a rocket is a rocket, no matter how small. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This rocket is already extant and has a flight history. ❋ Unknown (2009)

ROBERTS: Breaking right now, a senior military official telling CNN that North Korea is fueling what it calls a rocket, and could launch it by Saturday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In an announcement carried by state-run media on Tuesday, North Korea said it is "making brisk headway" for the launch of what it called a rocket carrying the nation's second experimental communications satellite. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"A Continental Airlines pilot reported being startled by what he described as a rocket that shot past his cockpit window Monday when the plane was about eight miles north of George Bush Intercontinental Airport." ❋ Unknown (2008)

They are using what they called rocket-assisted projectiles. ❋ Unknown (2003)

This was a heavy barrage of what they call rocket-assisted projectiles, coming from 155 millimeter Howitzers, that's a very big gun, firing directly over our heads, as you can hear the rounds passing over us and then several seconds later hear the loud clap as they impact on what was believed to be Republican Guard -- a Republican Guard division that may be dug in or in place out there. ❋ Unknown (2003)

BURNS: Can you say anything more than that because we did hear -- about an hour and a half ago, we heard what you described as a rocket attack by your forces on a buildup of Taliban forces not far from here, the front line being about 45 kilometers north -- 50 kilometers north of Kabul. ❋ Unknown (2001)

He attempted to build what he called a rocket that would go from the Panther office to City Hall until Fred Hampton - ❋ Unknown (2009)

On April 5, the North launched what it called a rocket bearing a satellite transmitting songs in praise of Kim Il Sung, the regime's founder, and Kim Jong Il, the current leader. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It can also be, what you call a rocket propellant, what you call rocket fuel like the boosters on the, what you call the Space Shuttle. ❋ Unknown (2009)

as long as we are in the defining mode, the term rocket derives its definition from the method of propullsion as Sip and I stated. ❋ Ann Althouse (2006)

In typical style following the Doug Cooke plan for Mars, Life Science will not be needed until the "rocket" is built. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The tremendous thrust of the Ares 1-X can bring the massive rocket from a standing start to a vertical speed of over 100 kilometers per hour in under eight seconds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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