Image:Titan 23G rocket hurtles above the launch tower.JPG|thumb|right|A rocket.
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Pronunciation

IPA: /'r�kit/
audio|en-us-rocket.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kɪt|-�kɪt

Etymology 1
Italian rocchetta, diminutive of rocca

Noun
en-noun

1. a rocket engine
2. military non-guided missile
3. vehicle propelled by an engine which makes use of w:Newton's laws of motion|Newton's Third Law of Motion by expelling burned fuel as exhaust at a high rate
4. a projectile firework
5. slang An ace (the playing card)

Translations
trans-top|a rocket engine
German: Rakete f
Hebrew: רק�� (raketa) f
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trans-top|non-guided missile
Arabic: ARchar|صار�خ IPAchar|(�arū�) m
Chinese: �箭 (hu�jiàn)
Dutch: raket
Finnish: raketti
French: fusée f
German: Rakete f
Hebrew: ��� (til) m
Italian: razzo m
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Japanese: ���� (roketto)
Korean: ��� (roketteu)
Maltese: rokit
Portuguese: foguete m
Romanian: racheta f
Russian: �аке�а (rakéta) f
Spanish: cohete m
Swedish: raket
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trans-top|a vehicle
Arabic: ARchar|صار�خ IPAchar|(�arū�) m
Chinese: �箭 (hu�jiàn)
Dutch: raket
Finnish: raketti
French: fusée f
German: Rakete f
Italian: razzo m
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Japanese: ���� (roketto)
Korean: ��� (roketteu)
Maltese: rokit
Portuguese: foguete m
Romanian: racheta f
Russian: �аке�а (rakéta) f
Spanish: cohete m
Swedish: raket
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trans-top|a projectile firework
Finnish: raketti
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German: Rakete f
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Spanish: cohete m

References

Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

Verb
en-verb

1. To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
2. To fly vertically
3. To rise or soar rapidly
4. To carry something in a rocket
5. To attack something with rockets

Translations
trans-top|To accelerate
Finnish: syöksyä
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trans-top|To fly
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trans-top|To rise or soar
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trans-top|To carry
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trans-top|To attack
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Derived terms
rocketeer
rocketry
rocket launcher
rocket plane
rocket ship

Etymology 2
French roquette, Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, Latin eruca.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. A leaf vegetable (Am. Engl. arugula)

Translations

French: roquette f
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German: Rucola f,Rukola

Related terms
rocket salad

Category:English words with multiple etymologies
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Category:Vehicles

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