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Rocket
Found in thesaurus: vehicle, jet engine, herbaceous plant, herb, visual signal, pyrotechnic, firework, lift, rise, move up, uprise, come up, arise, go up, propel, impel
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rocket
n.
missile that contains combustibles and when ignited liberates gases causing a thrust; rocket propelled missile; spaceship; airborne firework; rocket salad, Mediterranean plant with pungent edible green leaves, roquette, arugula (used in salads)
v.
go up, ascend; soar to the heavens
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Rocket
A rocket (Italian rocchetta‚ "little fuse") is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle that obtains thrust from a rocket engine. Rocket engine exhaust is formed entirely from propellant carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction and push rockets forward simply by expelling their exhaust in the opposite direction at high speed, and can therefore work in the vacuum of space.
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rocket
Noun
1. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
(hypernym) vehicle
(hyponym) missile
(part-meronym) rocket engine
2. a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
(synonym) rocket engine
(hypernym) jet engine
(hyponym) booster, booster rocket, booster unit, multistage rocket, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket
3. erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
(synonym) roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(member-holonym) Eruca, genus Eruca
4. propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
(synonym) skyrocket
(hypernym) visual signal
5. sends a firework display high into the sky
(synonym) skyrocket
(hypernym) firework, pyrotechnic
Verb
1. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"
(synonym) skyrocket
(hypernym) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
2. propel with a rocket
(hypernym) propel, impel
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rocket
n.
raketa; ohňostroj nb
v.
raketově vzrůst; prudce stoupat
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rocket
Rzecz.
rakieta; rodzaj fajerwerku
Czas.
wzrastać gwałtownie
