rocket ship
nounDefinition of rocket ship
: a rocket-propelled spaceship
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Rare was the week without news of a new tattoo adorning our faves's bodies — including mysterious eyebrow phrases, tiny rocket ships, and a tribute to a pet pig. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Inked by Dani Launched Temporary Versions of Celebrity Tattoos," 29 Nov. 2018 Chesnot/Getty Images Elon Musk owns two companies — SpaceX and Tesla — that build rocket ships and electric cars, respectively. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "Elon Musk says electric scooters “lack dignity”," 2 Nov. 2018 Hilton posted an Instagram of herself earlier today in a black, high-neck mini-dress by Shahida Parides printed all over with different emojis (there’s the unicorn, the smiley face with sunglasses, the rocket ship, and more). — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Paris Hilton Celebrated World Emoji Day in Ridiculous Fashion," 18 July 2018 Thanks to each of you who shared your amazing journey to (and through) parenthood with us, and to every grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother and sister who’s built a couch-cushion rocket ship, made up a hero adventure, or invented something goeey. — Gina Martinez, Time, "This Picture of Geoffrey the Giraffe Waving Goodbye Is Upsetting Lots of Toys 'R' Us Kids," 29 June 2018 Earlier this year, Virgin Galactic completed a supersonic test flight of its SpaceShipTwo passenger rocket ship. — Nick Whigham, Fox News, "Jeff Bezos says we need to leave Earth," 29 May 2018 The digital currency exchange Coinbase has been on a rocket ship ride for the last year, signing up a flood of new retail and institutional clients eager to be part of the ongoing crypto craze. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "Coinbase Hires Twitter Executive Tina Bhatnagar to Improve Operations," 22 Jan. 2018 But James Hinchcliffe and the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team had a rocket ship as well, and Hinchcliffe guided it past Newgarden with under 50 laps to go and never relented. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "IndyCar: James Hinchcliffe takes rocket ship to winner's circle at Iowa," 8 July 2018 The crooner, who takes on the role as an astronaut trapped on Earth, is seen sneaking into the house’s garage late at night to build a rocket ship. — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, "James Bay Almost Takes a Trip to Outer Space in 'Pink Lemonade' Video: Watch," 26 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rocket ship.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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