rockets (Meaning)
rockets
a jet engine that operates like a firework rocket but carries its own oxygen for burning the fuel and is therefore able to run without the oxygen of the air, to transport by a rocket, to rise up swiftly, spectacularly, and with force, to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket, an object (as a missile) that is driven by a rocket, a jet engine that operates on the same principle as the firework rocket, consists essentially of a combustion chamber and an exhaust nozzle, carries either liquid or solid propellants which provide the fuel and oxygen needed for combustion and thus make the engine independent of the oxygen of the air, and is used especially for the propulsion of a missile (such as a bomb or shell) or a vehicle (such as an airplane), to convey or propel by means of or as if by a rocket, a similar device used as an incendiary weapon or as a propelling unit (as for a lifesaving line), to rise swiftly, dame's rocket, any of several plants of the mustard family, a rocket-propelled bomb, missile, projectile, or vehicle, a firework consisting of a case partly filled with a combustible composition fastened to a guiding stick and propelled through the air by the rearward discharge of the gases liberated by combustion, a firework that is driven through the air by the gases produced by a burning substance, arugula
Synonyms & Antonyms of rockets
Synonyms:
- rips
- hustles
- scuds
- bolts
- rams
- beats it
- tears
- blazes
- steps on it
- belts
- nips
- bustles
- shoots
- makes tracks
- hies
- dashes
- hurls
- hurtles
- bundles
- zooms
- careens
- breezes
- steps
- cracks (on)
- courses
- rustles
- humps
- bombs
- jogs
- careers
- pelts
- highballs
- scuttles
- hastens
- motors
- whirls
- hares
- cannonballs
- bowls
- whisks
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- beetles
- outruns
- accelerates
- scuffles
- quickens
- overtakes
- sprints
- stampedes
- steps out
- hotfoots (it)
- gets a move on
- scampers
- gallops
- outstrips
- streaks
- outpaces
- flits
- whizzes
- arrows
- shakes a leg
Antonyms:
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rockets Sentence Examples
- The rockets soared into the night sky, leaving a trail of smoke and thunder.
- The space shuttle was launched into orbit by a cluster of solid-fuel rockets.
- The model rockets blasted off with a deafening roar, disappearing into the clouds.
- The astronauts prepared the rockets for the journey to the distant planet.
- The children watched in awe as the homemade rockets shot towards the heavens.
- The rockets carried essential supplies to the remote research station.
- The fireworks display featured a spectacular array of rockets that illuminated the night.
- The anti-aircraft rockets intercepted and destroyed the incoming missiles.
- The rocket scientist designed and tested a new type of propulsion system for deep space travel.
- The rockets symbolizing hope and aspiration, carried the dreams of humanity beyond Earth's atmosphere.
FAQs About the word rockets
a jet engine that operates like a firework rocket but carries its own oxygen for burning the fuel and is therefore able to run without the oxygen of the air, to
jets, races, travels, runs, rushes, blasts, trots, drives, buzzes, scurries
lingers, loiters, pokes, lags, hangs (around or out), crawls, creeps,pokes, drags, dillydallies
The rockets soared into the night sky, leaving a trail of smoke and thunder.
The space shuttle was launched into orbit by a cluster of solid-fuel rockets.
The model rockets blasted off with a deafening roar, disappearing into the clouds.
The astronauts prepared the rockets for the journey to the distant planet.
