rocket ship

noun

: a rocket-propelled spaceship

Examples of rocket ship in a Sentence

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While not every pilot will pan out, one of them may turn out to be the rocket ship that takes us to new levels of success. Alexandre Douzet, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Payne died on Wednesday (Oct. 16) at the age of 31, a tragic loss for anyone who felt connected to the rocket ship of One Direction’s global stardom and invested in Liam as an integral part of that whirlwind of success. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Alongside the film, which is directed by Morgan Neville and recently screened at Telluride and Toronto to reviews praising its originality, Williams has teamed with Lego on a new toy set, which features a black-and-gold rocket ship with a vibrant jet stream of colors. Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024 Colorful dice, a small board, little plastic rocket ships and a stack of cards with seemingly disconnected drawings on them — a golfer, a mushroom, a diver and more. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rocket ship 

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 4 Dec. 2024.

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rocket ship

noun
: a spaceship driven by rockets
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