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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. Similar
verb
- 1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly: "sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing" Similar Opposite
- 2. attack with rocket-propelled missiles: "the city was rocketed and bombed from the air"
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a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon: They launched a rocket to the planet Venus. The rebels were firing anti-tank rockets. 3DSculptor/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. [ C ] (also skyrocket)
The meaning of ROCKET is any of several plants of the mustard family. How to use rocket in a sentence.
A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. 'bobbin/spool') 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. Rocket engines work entirely from propellant carried within the vehicle; therefore a rocket can fly in the vacuum of
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.
1. a. A rocket engine. b. A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space. 2. A projectile weapon carrying a warhead that is powered and propelled by rockets. 3. A projectile firework having a cylindrical shape and a fuse that is lit from the rear.
ROCKET definition: 1. a tube-shaped vehicle for travelling in space 2. a tube-shaped weapon that carries a bomb 3. to…. Learn more.
Definition of rocket noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROCKET. 1. [count] : a type of very powerful engine that is powered by gases that are released from burning fuel. a car powered by a rocket = a rocket -powered car. — often used before another noun. a rocket engine. 2. [count] : a spacecraft or missile that is powered by a rocket engine. a moon rocket.
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.
