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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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Rockets
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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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Word Origin & History
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,"
EXPANDmeaning "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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