Rockets
Thrust-propelled projectiles skyward
Rockets appears in the names of several professional sports teams, most notably the NBA's Houston Rockets.
The name evokes speed, power, and upward trajectory—qualities teams want to project.
basketball
Team sport with hoops
logo · jersey · championship · playoffs
- HoustonHouston, Galleria, Montrose, Medical Center, Houston Astros
- MAC SchoolsAkron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio, Toledo
- sports teamsLakers, cricket team, Celtics, national team, football team
- Retired MascotsIndians, Whalers, Orangemen
propulsion method
Rocketsgliders
Unpowered aircraft that soar
balloons · sailplanes · parachutes · kites · hot air balloons
vertical direction
Rocketsanchors
Weighted devices securing vessels
sinkers · plummets · falling objects · weights · submarines
- rocket scienceSpacecraft propulsion engineering
- rocket shipPropelled vehicle for space
- booster rocketsAuxiliary engines for liftoff
- rocket scientistExpert in spacecraft propulsion
- bottle rocketSmall stick-mounted firework
- rocket fuelCombustible for spacecraft propulsion
rocket, rocketed, rocketing, rocketry, rocketeer, rocketeers