bottle rocket
noun
: 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
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Some examples, according to the North Metro Fire District, include bottle rockets, firecrackers, Roman candles, cherry bombs and M-80s.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Though a bit of grace was granted to those who want to set off bottle rockets in more sparsely populated, rural communities.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
The air became thick with white smoke as people burned out their tires while stuck in traffic or fired off bottle rockets from the back of trucks.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
If the series began as an F-16 Fighting Falcon blasting into space, The Dream Child shrunk it into a bottle rocket fizzling out in the grass.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Though a bit of grace was granted to those who want to set off bottle rockets in more sparsely populated, rural communities.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
The air became thick with white smoke as people burned out their tires while stuck in traffic or fired off bottle rockets from the back of trucks.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
If the series began as an F-16 Fighting Falcon blasting into space, The Dream Child shrunk it into a bottle rocket fizzling out in the grass.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Bottle rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle%20rocket. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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