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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒkɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɑkɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rok′it)

rock•et¹ /ˈrɑkɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Rocketrya tubelike device containing material that burns rapidly and propels the tube through the air:The rockets were fired off the plane's wings.
Rocketrya space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such a device:The rocket was launched at noon.

Rocketry to move by a rocket:[~ + object]The capsule was rocketed into space.
to move like a rocket:[no object]The plane rocketed ahead.

rock•et¹ (rok′it),USA pronunciation n.

Rocketryany 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.
Rocketrya space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
RocketrySee rocket engine.

v.t.

Rocketryto move or transport by means of a rocket.
Rocketryto attack with rockets.

v.i.

to move like a rocket.
Birds(of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.

Gothic *rukka
Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape)
1605–15

rock′et•like′, adj.

rock•et² (rok′it),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Cf. dame's rocket.
Plant BiologyAlso called rocket salad, roquette. arugula.
Plant Biologya noxious weed, Barbarea vulgaris, of the U.S., having lobed leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers.

Italian ruchetta
French roquette
1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ n

a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
- any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc
- (as modifier): rocket propulsion, rocket launcher
Brit NZ informal a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket)

vb ( -ets, -eting, -eted)

(transitive) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket
(intr; followed by off, away, etc) to move off at high speed
(intransitive) to rise rapidly: he rocketed to the top

Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French roquette, from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic origin

rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ n

Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers
yellow rocket ⇒ any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea, esp B. vulgaris

See also wall rocketEtymology: 16th Century: from French roquette, from Italian rochetta, from Latin ērūca a caterpillar, hairy plant

'rocket' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: projectile, missile, spacecraft, spaceship, space rocket, more...

Collocations: [shrapnel, fuel, burnout] from the rocket, [launch, inspect, design, build] a rocket, [builds, launches] model rockets, more...

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