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

v.

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

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