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rocket
noun
a
long
,
narrow
vehicle
or
missile
that
burns
fuel
so
fast
it
shoots
high
into
the
sky
or
outer
space
•
The
huge
rocket
blasted
off
from
the
launch
pad
at
dawn
.
The
huge
rocket
blasted
off
from
the
launch
pad
at
dawn
.
•
Scientists
monitored
the
rocket
as
it
entered
orbit
around
Earth
.
Scientists
monitored
the
rocket
as
it
entered
orbit
around
Earth
.
early
17th
century
:
from
Italian
‘
rocchetto
’
meaning
‘
bobbin
’,
because
early
rockets
resembled
spools
of
thread
noun
a
firework
that
flies
high
before
exploding
with
light
and
sound
•
Children
cheered
as
the
colorful
rocket
burst
above
the
park
.
Children
cheered
as
the
colorful
rocket
burst
above
the
park
.
•
He
lit
the
fuse
and
stepped
back
to
watch
the
rocket
soar
.
He
lit
the
fuse
and
stepped
back
to
watch
the
rocket
soar
.
Derived
from
the
general
sense
of
rocket
as
something
that
shoots
upward
quickly
.
verb
to
move
or
increase
very
quickly
and
suddenly
•
Housing
prices
have
rocketed
in
the
past
year
.
Housing
prices
have
rocketed
in
the
past
year
.
•
The
car
rocketed
down
the
track
,
leaving
its
rivals
behind
.
The
car
rocketed
down
the
track
,
leaving
its
rivals
behind
.
figurative
use
from
the
noun
‘
rocket
’,
transferring
the
idea
of
swift
upward
movement
to
prices
,
speeds
,
etc
. (
early
20th
century
)
