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Another word for rocket

rocket Synonyms

rocket

n.

projectile, missile, retrorocket, spacecraft, guided missile, ballistic missile, flying missile; see also spacecraft.

Kinds of rockets include: liquid-fuel, solid-fuel, space, long-range, air-to-air (ATA), air-to-ground (ATG), ground-to-air (GTA), ground to ground (GTG), barrage rocket, high velocity aircraft rocket (HVAR), ship-to-shore (STS), ship-to-ship, multiple re-entry vehicle (MRV), multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV); space shuttle.

rocket Synonyms

rocket

v.

fly, climb, shoot up, skyrocket, ascend, soar, spring up, zoom.

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Another word for rocket

verb

To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. (Informal) hotfoot, rip. (Slang) barrel, highball. (Chiefly British) nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step (or jump) on it. See move
To rise abruptly and precipitously:
sky, skyrocket, soar. (Informal) shoot up. See increase

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The rocket had exploded as it landed on the floor, leaving a gaping hole.
The impact of the rocket knocked her on her backside.
The rocket smashed into the floor below, shattering glass and pulverizing part of the balcony.
The Bliss resembles the Rocket log in shape, and is secured to the taffrail by a rope or slung.
Doesn't seem like rocket science.

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