rocket
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ɪt noun
1.
any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
2.
a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
verb (used with object)
4.
to move or transport by means of a rocket.
5.
to attack with rockets.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to move like a rocket.
7.
(of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.
Origin:
1605–15; < Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape) < Gothic *rukka
1605–15; < Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape) < Gothic *rukka
Related forms
rock·et·like, adjective
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noun
1.
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
3.
a noxious weed, Barbarea vulgaris, of the U.S., having lobed leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers.
Origin:
1520–30; < French roquette < Italian ruchetta ≪ Latin ērūca kind of herb
1520–30; < French roquette < Italian ruchetta ≪ Latin ērūca kind of herb
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Richard (ˈrɪtʃəd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Sir Cliff, real name Harry Rodger Webb. born 1940, British pop singer. Film musicals include The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1962) |
| 2. | Maurice, known as Rocket. (1821--2000); Canadian ice hockey player |
| rocket1 (ˈrɒkɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc |
| 2. | a. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc |
| b. (as modifier): rocket propulsion; rocket launcher | |
| 3. | informal (Brit), (NZ) a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket) |
| —vb , -ets, -eting, -eted | |
| 4. | (tr) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket |
| 5. | (intr |
| 6. | (intr) to rise rapidly: he rocketed to the top |
| [C17: from Old French roquette, from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic origin] | |
| rocket2 (ˈrɒkɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) |
| 2. | any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers |
| 3. | yellow rocket any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea, esp B. vulgaris |
| 4. | sea rocket any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers |
| 5. | dame's rocket another name for dame's violet |
| [C16: from French roquette, from Italian rochetta, from Latin ērūca a caterpillar, hairy plant] | |
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Word Origin & History
Richard
masc. proper name, M.E. Rycharde, from O.Fr. Richard, from O.H.G. Ricohard, from P.Gmc. *rik- "ruler" + *harthu "hard." One of the most popular names introduced by the Normans.
rocket
"garden plant of the cabbage family," 1530, from M.Fr. roquette, from It. rochetta, dim. of ruca "a kind of cabbage," from L. eruca "colewort," perhaps lit. "hairy caterpillar" (the plant has downy stems) and related to ericus "hedgehog."
rocket
"projectile," 1611, from It. rocchetto "a rocket," lit. "a bobbin," dim. of rocca "a distaff," so called because of cylindrical shape. The It. word probably is from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. rocko "distaff," O.N. rokkr), from P.Gmc. *rukka-, from PIE base *rug- "to spin." Originally "fireworks rocket,"
meaning "device propelled by a rocket engine" first recorded 1919; rocket-ship first attested 1927. The verb meaning "to spring like a rocket" is from 1883.
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Science Dictionary
| rocket (rŏk'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space. |
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Example sentences
His rocket-fueled trajectory in the polls demands that he back it up with a strong debate performance.
Get rid of all those and unemployment would sky-rocket.
People could still move west on wagons, but the cost of food would sky-rocket for the urban poor.
Because the main cost of sending somebody into space is the cost of the rocket.
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