rocket
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[edit] Etymology 1
Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca.
[edit] Noun
rocket (plural rockets)
- A rocket engine.
- (military) A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.
- A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.
- A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket
- (slang) An ace (the playing card).
- (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.
- 1980, David Schoenbrun, Soldiers of the Night: The Story of the French Resistance,[1] Dutton, ISBN 9780525206637, page 203,
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Derived terms
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[edit] Translations
a rocket engine
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non-guided missile
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a vehicle
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a projectile firework
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- Spanish: cohete m.
[edit] References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
- “rocket” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
[edit] Verb
rocket (third-person singular simple present rockets, present participle rocketing, simple past and past participle rocketed)
- To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
- To fly vertically
- To rise or soar rapidly
- To carry something in a rocket
- To attack something with rockets
[edit] Translations
To fly
To rise or soar
To carry
To attack
[edit] Etymology 2
French roquette, Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, Latin eruca. Cognate to arugula.
[edit] Noun
rocket (uncountable)
- The leaf vegetable Eruca vesicaria.
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- (US) arugula
- rocket salad
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arugula
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