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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.