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rock·et 1
n.
1.
a. A rocket engine.
b. A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space.
2. A projectile weapon carrying a warhead that is powered and propelled by rockets.
3. A projectile firework having a cylindrical shape and a fuse that is lit from the rear.
v. rock·et·ed, rock·et·ing, rock·ets
v.intr.
1. To move swiftly and powerfully, as a rocket
2. To fly swiftly straight up, as a game bird frightened from cover.
3. To soar or rise rapidly: The book rocketed to the top of the bestseller list.
v.tr.
1. To carry by means of a rocket.
2. To assault with rockets.
[Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca, spindle, distaff, of Germanic origin.]
rock·et 2
(rŏk′ĭt)n.
1. See arugula.
2. Any of several plants of the mustard family, especially the dame's rocket and the sea rocket.
[Middle English rokette, from Old French roquete, from Italian rochetta, variant of ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, arugula, from Latin ērūca.]
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rocket
(ˈrɒkɪt)n
1. (Astronautics) a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
2. a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
3. (Astronautics)
a. any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc
b. (as modifier): rocket propulsion; rocket launcher.
4. informal Brit and NZ a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket)
vb, -ets, -eting or -eted
5. (Astronautics) (tr) to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket
6. (intr; foll by off, away, etc) to move off at high speed
7. (intr) to rise rapidly: he rocketed to the top.
[C17: from Old French roquette, from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic origin]
rocket
(ˈrɒkɪt)n
1. (Plants) Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
2. (Plants) any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers
3. (Plants) yellow rocket any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea, esp B. vulgaris
4. (Plants) sea rocket any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
5. (Plants) dame's rocket another name for dame's violet
[C16: from French roquette, from Italian rochetta, from Latin ērūca a caterpillar, hairy plant]
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rock•et1
art at Rocky Mountains
(ˈrɒk ɪt) n.
1. any of various tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited propel the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, hurling explosives, launching a space vehicle, etc.
2. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
v.t. 4. to move or transport by means of a rocket.
v.i. 5. to move like a rocket.
6. (of game birds) to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.
[1605–15; (< French roquette) < Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca distaff (with reference to its shape) < Gothic *rukka, c. Old Norse rokkr, Middle Dutch rocke, Old High German rocco (German Rocken)]
rock′et•like`, adj.
rock•et2
(ˈrɒk ɪt)n.
1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
[1520–30; < French roquette < Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca < Latin ērūca arugula]
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rock·et
(rŏk′ĭt) A vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
rocket
A self-propelled vehicle whose trajectory or course, while in flight, cannot be controlled.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
rocket
Past participle: rocketed
Gerund: rocketing
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rocket
A peppery salad leaf plant widely used in Italian cooking.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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| Noun | 1. |  rocket - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket enginemissile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control multistage rocket, step rocket - a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted rocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects |
| 2. |  rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsionbooster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, booster - the first stage of a multistage rocket jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion nuclear rocket - a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant retrorocket - a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course rocket, projectile - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine space rocket - a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space thruster - a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft | |
| 3. |  rocket - erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tenderEruca, genus Eruca - annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests | |
| 4. | rocket - propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication | |
| 5. | rocket - sends a firework display high into the sky firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. | |
| Verb | 1. | rocket - shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" |
| 2. | rocket - propel with a rocket |
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rocket
noun
1. missile, projectile There has been a rocket attack on the capital.
verb
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rocket
verb1. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
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Translations
صَارُوخصاروخ الألعاب النّاريَّهصاروخ فَضاءيَرْتَفِع كالصّاروخ
raketaprudce stoupat
raket
rakettisyöksyä
raketa
gyorsan emelkedikröppentyű
eldflaugeldflaug; flugskeyti; flugeldursnarhækka
ロケット
로켓
šauti į viršų
strauji celties
racheta
raketa
raket
จรวด
tên lửa
rocket
1 [ˈrɒkɪt]A. N
2. (= firework) → cohete m
B. VI to rocket upwards → subir como un cohete
to rocket to the moon → ir en cohete a la luna
to rocket to fame → ascender vertiginosamente a la fama
prices have rocketed → los precios han subido vertiginosamente
to rocket to the moon → ir en cohete a la luna
to rocket to fame → ascender vertiginosamente a la fama
prices have rocketed → los precios han subido vertiginosamente
D. CPD rocket attack N → ataque m con cohetes
rocket launcher N → lanzacohetes m inv
rocket propulsion N → propulsión f a cohete
rocket range N → base f de lanzamiento de cohetes
rocket science N → astronáutica f (de cohetes)
this isn't rocket science → para esto no hay que saber latín
rocket scientist N → ingeniero/a m/f astronáutico/a
it doesn't take a rocket scientist to → no hace falta ser una lumbrera para ...
rocket launcher N → lanzacohetes m inv
rocket propulsion N → propulsión f a cohete
rocket range N → base f de lanzamiento de cohetes
rocket science N → astronáutica f (de cohetes)
this isn't rocket science → para esto no hay que saber latín
rocket scientist N → ingeniero/a m/f astronáutico/a
it doesn't take a rocket scientist to → no hace falta ser una lumbrera para ...
rocket
2 [ˈrɒkɪt] N (Bot) → oruga fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rocket
[ˈrɒkɪt] vi
[prices] → monter en flèche
(= move fast) → être propulsé(e)
to rocket to fame → devenir célèbre du jour au lendemainrocket attack n → attaque f à la roquetterocket fuel n → propergol mrocket launcher n → lance-roquettes m invrocket-propelled [ˌrɒkɪtprəˈpɛld] adj → autopropulsé(e)rocket range n
within rocket range → à portée de missilesrocket research n → recherches fpl aérospatialesrocket science n → fuséologie f
it's not rocket science (= not that difficult) → ce n'est pas sorcierrocket scientist n → spécialiste mf des fuséesrock face n → paroi f rocheuserock fall n → chute f de pierresrock formation n → formation f rocheuserock garden n → rocaille frock-hard rock hard [ˌrɒkˈhɑːrd] adj → dur(e) comme la pierre
to rocket to fame → devenir célèbre du jour au lendemainrocket attack n → attaque f à la roquetterocket fuel n → propergol mrocket launcher n → lance-roquettes m invrocket-propelled [ˌrɒkɪtprəˈpɛld] adj → autopropulsé(e)rocket range n
within rocket range → à portée de missilesrocket research n → recherches fpl aérospatialesrocket science n → fuséologie f
it's not rocket science (= not that difficult) → ce n'est pas sorcierrocket scientist n → spécialiste mf des fuséesrock face n → paroi f rocheuserock fall n → chute f de pierresrock formation n → formation f rocheuserock garden n → rocaille frock-hard rock hard [ˌrɒkˈhɑːrd] adj → dur(e) comme la pierre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rocket
n
→ Rakete f
vi (prices) → hochschießen, hochschnellen; to rocket to fame → über Nacht berühmt werden; (person also) → kometenhaft aufsteigen; he went rocketing past my door (inf) → er zischte or schoss (wie ein geölter Blitz) an meiner Tür vorbei (inf)
rocket
in cpds → Raketen-;rocket attack
n → Raketenangriff m
rocket fuel
n → Raketentreibstoff m
rocket launcher
rocket projector
n (Mil) → Raketenwerfer m
rocket
:rocket science
rocket scientist
n → Raketentechniker(in) m(f); it doesn’t take a rocket to … (inf) → man muss kein Genie sein, um zu …
rocket ship
n → Raketenträger m; (rocket-propelled) → Raketenschiff nt
rocket silo
n → Raketensilo nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rocket
1 [ˈrɒkɪt]1. n → razzo
to fire or send up a rocket → lanciare un razzo
to give sb a rocket (fig) (fam) → fare un cicchetto a qn
to fire or send up a rocket → lanciare un razzo
to give sb a rocket (fig) (fam) → fare un cicchetto a qn
2. vi (prices) → salire alle stelle
rocket
2 [ˈrɒkɪt] n (Bot) → ruchetta, rucolaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rocket
(ˈrokit) noun1. a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.
2. a spacecraft launched in this way. The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈrocketed – to rise or increase very quickly. Bread prices have rocketed.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
rocket
→ صَارُوخ raketa raket Rakete πύραυλος cohete raketti fusée raketa razzo ロケット 로켓 raket rakett rakieta foguete ракета raket จรวด roket tên lửa 火箭Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009