rocket ship

noun

: a rocket-propelled spaceship

Examples of rocket ship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One day while exploring the rocket company down the road in West Texas, Flynn flies onto a rocket ship that accidentally takes off with Flynn on board. Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 Powering the rocket ship is an uprated 766 hp twin-turbo flat-six mated to a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmission. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024 The rendezvous came about 37 hours after the Axiom quartet’s Thursday evening liftoff in a rocket ship from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024 Inspired by the go-fast boats of the 1970s and ‘80s, the GT sports an angular, retro-futuristic body and the sleek lines of a rocket ship. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024 Cyan / Vince Weaver A comparison of the rocket ship in the original Myst (left) with the Atari 2600 version (right). Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023 The market of insulated cups, reusable water bottles and warm drink tumblers has plenty of quality options, but Stanley’s Quencher has become the most popular with sales soaring like a rocket ship, thanks largely to its popularity and word-of-mouth marketing on social media. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024 Then there’s SpaceX, Musk’s private rocket ship company, which boasts lucrative U.S. government contracts. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023 The year of Keiko Green (Courtesy of Karli Cadel) Someday, former San Diego playwright Keiko Green will win a Tony Award and local audiences will be able to remember 2023 as the year her rocket ship took off right here. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rocket ship was in 1927

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“Rocket ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocket%20ship. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

rocket ship

noun
: a spaceship driven by rockets
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