"rocket" Definition

Definitions for the word "rocket" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Damewort.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Rocket larkspur. See below.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A blunt lance head used in the joust.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
1 cylindrical firework or signal etc. Propelled to a great height after ignition. 2 engine operating on the same principle, providing thrust but not dependent on air intake. 3 rocket-propelled missile, spacecraft, etc. 4 slang severe reprimand. v. (-t-) 1 a move rapidly upwards or away. B increase rapidly (prices rocketed). 2 bombard with rockets. [french roquette from italian]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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