"rocket" meaning in English

See rocket in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈrɑkɪt/ [US], /ˈrɒkɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-rocket.ogg [US] Forms: rocket [singular], rockets [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A rocket is an object that can be sent into space for science experiments.
    Sense id: simple-rocket-en-noun-Dun44wGG

Verb

IPA: /ˈrɑkɪt/ [US], /ˈrɒkɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-rocket.ogg [US] Forms: rocket [canonical], rockets [third-person, singular], rocketed [past], rocketed [past, participle], rocketing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is rocketing, it is on its way to space.
    Sense id: simple-rocket-en-verb-2JiIhrnR
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