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Another word for rocket

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Verb

  1. To move swiftly

    Idioms:
    See also:

    move

  2. To rise abruptly and precipitously

    See also:

    increase

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Another word for rocket

Noun
  1. See also:

    spacecraft

Verb
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Sentence Examples

  • The rocket had exploded as it landed on the floor, leaving a gaping hole.

  • The impact of the rocket knocked her on her backside.

  • Doesn't seem like rocket science.

  • The rocket smashed into the floor below, shattering glass and pulverizing part of the balcony.

  • Then, in the glow of yet another rocket, he saw it—a nearly unrecognizable mass of twisted red metal.

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