rocket

rocket&+{1}
[ˈrɒkɪt]
n
a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc
any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc.(as modifier)
a severe reprimand (esp in the phrase get a rocket)
vb
to propel (a missile, spacecraft, etc) by means of a rocket
to move off at high speed
to rise rapidly
he rocketed to the top
rocket

rocket&+{2}
[ˈrɒkɪt]
n
Also called: arugula a Mediterranean plant, Eruca sativa, having yellowish-white flowers and leaves used as a salad: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
any of several plants of the related genus Sisymbrium, esp S. irio (London rocket), which grow on waste ground and have pale yellow flowers
See dyer's rocket See wall rocket
- 习惯用语
- yellow rocket any of several yellow-flowered plants of the related genus Barbarea, esp B. vulgaris
- sea rocket any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
- dame's rocket another name for dame's violet