- rocket ship
- noun Date: 1927 a rocket-propelled spaceship
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rocket ship — n. SPACESHIP … English World dictionary
rocket ship — noun 1. : a rocket propelled ship 2. : a small warship equipped with rocket launchers 3. : a rocket propelled craft capable of navigation beyond the earth s atmosphere * * * a rocket propelled aircraft or spacecraft. [1925 30] * * * rocket ship,… … Useful english dictionary
rocket ship — noun a) A spacecraft propelled by a rocket engine. At about 3 P.M., the four bomb vessels and rocket ship weighed, and stood further in; the latter, to give effect to her rockets, much nearer than the others. b) A ship armed with rockets. And… … Wiktionary
Rocket Ship Galileo — infobox Book | name = Rocket Ship Galileo title orig = translator = image caption = First Edition cover author = Robert A. Heinlein illustrator = Thomas Voter cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Heinlein juveniles… … Wikipedia
rocket ship — rock′et ship n. ars rkt a rocket propelled aircraft or spacecraft • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
rocket ship — see the Usage Note for ship * * * see the Usage Note for ship … Combinatory dictionary
rocket ship — a rocket propelled aircraft or spacecraft. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
ship — I n. 1) to build; refit a ship 2) to christen; launch a ship 3) to navigate; sail a ship 4) to scuttle; sink; torpedo a ship 5) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) 6) to jump ship ( to desert from a ship s crew ) 7) to raise a sunken ship 8) to… … Combinatory dictionary
Rocket Ranger — Infobox VG| title = Rocket Ranger developer = Cinemaware publisher = Cinemaware released = 1988 genre = Action game modes = Single player platforms = Amiga, MS DOS, Commodore 64, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, NES Rocket Ranger is a 1988 action adventure… … Wikipedia
rocket — {{11}}rocket (n.1) garden plant of the cabbage family, 1520s, from M.Fr. roquette, from It. rochetta, dim. of ruca a kind of cabbage, from L. eruca colewort, perhaps lit. hairy caterpillar (the plant has downy stems) and related to ericus… … Etymology dictionary