rocketlike
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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Rocketlike
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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
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rock·et·like, adjective
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rocket1 (ˈrɒkɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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
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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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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