rocket in English: A tall machine that flies into space, pushed up by burning gas. (noun)

Translation

A tall machine that flies into space, pushed up by burning gas.

Word origin

From Italian rocchetta, meaning a little spindle for thread, because early rockets had that shape.

Gender

Pluralrockets

astronauts .

A rocket is the machine that pushes people and things into space.

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A rocket rises or takes off; the start is called a launch.

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Like a rocket means very fast; prices can also rocket as a verb.

space

The area far above the sky where the stars and planets are, or an empty area between things.

moon

The large round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the earth.

fly

To move through the air, like a bird or a plane.

ship

A very large boat that carries people or goods across the sea.

launch

To send something up or out into the air or the water, or to start something new.

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