rocket

Thrust-propelled projectile vehicle

Modern use of the noun rocket is mostly for spacecraft.

This has displaced the older meaning used in the rocket’s red glare, which was about a projectile weapon fueled by gases.

The verb rocket is used figuratively for things that fly into space or through the air, or things that rise very quickly: Poverty rates are rocketing upwards.

A different noun rocket is the British English name for a plant in the mustard family, also called arugula.

spacecraft

NASA

Federal space exploration bureau

launchSet into motion
boosterSomething that increases strength
thrusterEngine providing forward force

propulsion · payload · capsule · liftoff · countdown · mission · Apollo · Saturn · Falcon · SpaceX

weapon

missile

Self-guided airborne weapon

warheadMunition's explosive section
launcherDevice that sends projectiles
bombardmentSustained projectile assault

projectile · RPG · ICBM · ballistic · strike · artillery · munition · explosive · guidance · trajectory

vegetable

arugula

Peppery Mediterranean salad green

saladCold dressed vegetables
pepperyHaving sharp, hot flavor
leafPlant's photosynthetic organ

green · bitter · Mediterranean · mustard · mesclun · Italian · wild · baby · dressed · fresh

firework

pyrotechnic

Related to fireworks

sparklerEmitting light stick
bottleContainer for liquids
fuseProtective melting wire

display · celebration · burst · trail · colorful · bang · whoosh · Fourth of July · Diwali · Guy Fawkes

growth

surge

Sudden powerful increase

soarAscend to heights
meteoricSwiftly spectacular yet brief
explosiveProne to sudden detonation

accelerate · boom · escalate · shoot up · rapid · exponential · trajectory · takeoff · propel · ascent

rocket

NASA

missile

arugula

pyrotechnic

surge

rocket

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