noun
- vehicles or devices that are propelled by the ejection of burning gases, used for space travel or as weapons
- fireworks that shoot up into the air and explode
verb
- moves very quickly upward or forward
- increases very rapidly
Examples
- NASA launched three rockets into space this month.
- The children watched colorful rockets explode in the night sky.
- The car rocketed down the highway at dangerous speeds.
- Housing prices have rocketed in the past year.
- The rocket carried supplies to the space station.
- She rocketed to fame after her first movie.
- Military rockets were fired across the border.