rocket

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rocket Definition

• (n) any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
• (n) a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
• (n) erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
• (n) propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
• (n) sends a firework display high into the sky
• (v) shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"
• (v) propel with a rocket

rocket Synonyms

• arugula
• Eruca sativa
• Eruca vesicaria sativa
• garden rocket
• rocket
• rocket engine
• rocket salad
• roquette
• skyrocket