rocket

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A rocket.

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Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca.

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Singular
rocket

Plural
rockets

rocket (plural rockets)

  1. A rocket engine.
  2. (military) A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
  3. A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
  4. A projectile firework.
  5. (slang) An ace (the playing card).
  6. (military slang) An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.
    • 1980, David Schoenbrun, Soldiers of the Night: The Story of the French Resistance,[1] Dutton, ISBN 9780525206637, page 203,
      While [Colonel Robert] Solborg and [Jacques] Lemaigre[-Dubreuil] were dreaming of revolts, [William Joseph “Wild Bill”] Donovan had learned of Solborg’s insubordination and meddling. He sent him a “rocket” ordering him out of North Africa and back to Lisbon at once. Solborg flew to Lisbon and then on to Washington to face out his problem with Donovan.
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Infinitive
to rocket

Third person singular
rockets

Simple past
rocketed

Past participle
rocketed

Present participle
rocketing

to rocket (third-person singular simple present rockets, present participle rocketing, simple past and past participle rocketed)

  1. To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
  2. To fly vertically
  3. To rise or soar rapidly
  4. To carry something in a rocket
  5. To attack something with rockets
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French roquette, Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, Latin eruca.

Cognate to arugula.

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Singular
rocket

Plural
uncountable

rocket (uncountable)

  1. The leaf vegetable Eruca vesicaria ((US) arugula)
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