Слово англійською: rocket

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rocket

noun
/ˈrɑːkɪt/
  1. [countable] 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).
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    • astronaut
    • countdown
    • dock
    • launch
    • mission
    • orbit
    • rocket
    • satellite
    • space
    • weightless
  2. [countable] 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.
  3. [countable] a firework that goes high into the air and then explodes with coloured lights
  4. [uncountable] (British English)
    (North American English arugula)
    a plant with long green leaves that have a strong taste and are eaten raw in salads
  5. 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’.
Idioms
to give somebody a rocket | to get a rocket
  1. (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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