Meaning & Definition of Rocket in English
English⟶
Rocket
/rɑkət/
noun
1. Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
synonym:
- rocket,
- projectile
2. A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
synonym:
- rocket,
- rocket engine
3. Erect european annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
synonym:
- rocket,
- 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
synonym:
- rocket,
- skyrocket
5. Sends a firework display high into the sky
synonym:
- skyrocket,
- rocket
verb
1. Shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
- "Prices skyrocketed"
synonym:
- rocket,
- skyrocket
2. Propel with a rocket
synonym:
- rocket
Examples of using
It's not rocket science.
They are going to send up a rocket.
The rocket was launched into space.