Definition of rocket ship
: a rocket-propelled spaceship
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Thanks to each of you who share 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 gooey.
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Another new ride is the Alien Swirling Saucers, which turns the cute three-eyed creatures from the movie into the pilots of flying saucers attached to rocket ships that carry park guests.
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The rocket ship is your body and your hands are the space shuttle.
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In 1985 and 1986, several French and American rocket ships failed to launch properly and subsequently exploded, including the Challenger space shuttle.
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Their first game, Computer Space, involved rocket ships and flying saucers.
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So loud, the sound of dozens of four-wheel rocket ships was drowned out by cheers for Danica Patrick.
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The Portland company makes product design software that customers use to build computer chips, bulldozers, software and - yes, rocket ships.
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Converting one of his daughter’s bedrooms into a workspace, Mr. Dabney created a prototype of what became Computer Space, in which a player controlled a rocket ship to shoot down a flying saucer.
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First Known Use of rocket ship
1927
ROCKET SHIP Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of rocket ship for English Language Learners
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: a spaceship that is powered by rockets
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