What is rocket? How to use in English

Definition & pronunciation of rocket

rocketnoun

tên lửa

/ˈrɒkɪt//ˈrɑːkɪt/

Where does the word rocket come from?

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 early 17th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian rocchetto, diminutive of rocca ‘distaff (for spinning)’, with reference to its cylindrical shape. noun sense 4 late 15th cent.: from French roquette, from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin eruca ‘downy-stemmed plant’.

Vocabulary summary rocket

typenoun

meaning(botany) kale

typenoun

meaningfireworks, flares, rockets

meaningrocket

meaning(slang) reprimand

Example of vocabulary rocketnamespace

meaning

a spacecraft in the shape of a tube that is driven by a stream of gases let out behind it when fuel is burned inside

  • a space rocket
  • The rocket was launched in 2007.
  • The idea took off like a rocket (= it immediately became popular).
meaning

a missile (= a weapon that travels through the air) that carries a bomb and is driven by a stream of burning gases

  • a rocket attack
  • A rocket smashed into the side of the building.
meaning

a firework that goes high into the air and then explodes with coloured lights

meaning

a plant with long green leaves that have a strong taste and are eaten raw in salads

Synonyms and related words for rocket

Idioms of vocabulary rocket

to give somebody a rocket | to get a rocket
(British English, informal, old-fashioned)to speak angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong; to be spoken to angrily for this reason

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