ROCKET
\ɹˈɒkɪt], \ɹˈɒkɪt], \ɹ_ˈɒ_k_ɪ_t]\
Definitions of ROCKET
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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shoot up abruptly
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a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
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propel with a rocket
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
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propel with a rocket
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shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"
By Princeton University
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A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.
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Damewort.
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Rocket larkspur. See below.
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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.
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To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.
By Oddity Software
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A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.
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Damewort.
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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.
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To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.
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larkspur. See below.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A firework which is projected through the air, used for making signals in war, and for saving life at sea by conveying a line over a stranded vessel.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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