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Definition of ROCKET

Rocket
Rocket Rock"et, n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.] 1. An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display. 2. A blunt lance head used in the joust.
Rocket
Rocket Rock"et, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rocketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rocketing.] (Sporting) To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective. [Eng.] An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. --H. R. Haggard.

Meaning of ROCKET from wikipedia

- A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. ''bobbin/spool'', and so named for its shape) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using...
- exclusively from propellant. Rocket or Rockets may also refer to: Rocket (firework), a firework Rocket (weapon), projectile weapon Rocket: Robot on Wheels, a 1999...
- Team Rocket (****anese: ロケット団, Hepburn: Roketto-dan, ****anese: [ɾo̞ke̞t̚to̞ dã̠ɴ]) is a fictional crime syndicate in the Pokémon franchise. Team Rocket is...
- Red Rocket is a 2021 American black comedy drama film directed by Sean Baker, and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch. It stars Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, and...
- rocket propellants stored inside the rocket. However, non-combusting forms such as cold gas thrusters and nuclear thermal rockets also exist. Rocket vehicles...
- Look up rocket science in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rocket science is a colloquial term for aerospace engineering and orbital mechanics. It may...
- Rocket Mortgage, LLC, formerly Quicken Loans, LLC, is an American mortgage lender, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Rocket Mortgage uses wholesale...
- dictionary. Rocket Man, Rocketman, Rocketmen, etc., may refer to: a person who uses rockets a colloquial expression for astronaut The Rocket Man (1954 film)...
- costs using economies of scale, aiming to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages by "catching" them with the launch tower's systems, increasing payload...
- Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, Rocket League features up to eight players ****igned to each of the two teams, using "rocket-powered" vehicles...