rocket ship

noun

: a rocket-propelled spaceship

Examples of rocket ship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Partygoers could retrace Barbie’s journey to the Real World—by bike, boat, and rocket ship—or step inside the Kendom man cave, Weird Barbie’s house, and life-size Barbie and Ken toy boxes. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

The clip exploded, T-shirts were made and Sophie's stardom took off like a rocket ship. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The players’ identities and ethical decisiveness did continue to spur incremental growth, and then came the Caitlin Clark rocket ship. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The rocket ship glimpsed flying into orbit lands with an explosion as the movie’s title reveals itself. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rocket ship

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip

Kids Definition

rocket ship

noun

: a spaceship driven by rockets