bottle rocket

noun

Updated on: 18 May 2018

Definition of bottle rocket

: a firework typically consisting of a cylindrical case that is partly filled with combustible material and fastened to a guiding stick which may be placed in a bottle to control the direction of the rocket's launch

Recent Examples of bottle rocket from the Web

Participants brought an empty 2-litter bottle to build their bottle rocket with tips and design help from Boeing engineers.

— daily pilot staff, latimes.com, "Bottle rockets and Boeing engineer a big day for kids in H.B.," 14 May 2018
Visit the Science Park to connect with science using the park’s ball range, water bottle rockets, giant levers, kaleidoscopes, pulleys, solar tree, sound station, tennis ball launcher and wheel roll.

— jennifer jhon, South Florida Parenting, "Egg hunts bring sweet fun to South Florida families this weekend," 22 Mar. 2018
Elements include ball range, ball launcher, bottle rockets, xylophones, drums, roller coaster build area, giant levers, kaleidoscopes, a visitor powered fan, a sound station and more.

— jennifer jhon, South Florida Parenting, "Outdoor park to expand adventure at Museum of Discovery and Science," 12 Mar. 2018
Simons had brought to school a semi-automatic rifle under his jacket and a bag full of extra ammunition, bottle rockets and batteries, police said at the press conference.

— harriet sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, "Ohio 7th Grader Who Fatally Shot Himself in School Bathroom Planned a Mass Shooting: Police," 2 Mar. 2018
In 2016, the state legalized the use and sale of fireworks such as firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets and mortars.

— staff reports, ajc, "How late can you shoot fireworks in Georgia?," 31 Dec. 2017
Since him, there has been a long line of Southerners who light bottle rockets with a Camel Non-filter and shoot for the moon, only to see the projectiles blaze ankle-high through the Johnsongrass, scorching cats and burning worms.

— Southern Living, "When Fireworks Go South," 2 July 2014
Kim Jong Un is strapping nuclear warheads on the backs of bottle rockets.

— michael harriot, The Root, "The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: No Free Lunch," 8 Sep. 2017

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