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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rocket  \Rock"et\,  n.  [F.  roquette  (cf.  Sp  ruqueta  It 
  ruchetta),  fr  L.  eruca.]  (Bot.) 
  a  A  cruciferous  plant  ({Eruca  sativa})  sometimes  eaten  in 
  Europe  as  a  salad. 
  b  Damewort. 
  c  Rocket  larkspur.  See  below. 
 
  {Dyer's  Rocket}.  (Bot.)  See  {Dyer's  broom},  under  {Broom}. 
 
  {Rocket  larkspur}  (Bot.),  an  annual  plant  with  showy  flowers 
  in  long  racemes  ({Delphinium  Ajacis}). 
 
  {Sea  rocket}  (Bot.),  either  of  two  fleshy  cruciferous  plants 
  ({Cakile  maritima}  and  {C.  Americana})  found  on  the 
  seashore  of  Europe  and  America. 
 
  {Yellow  rocket}  (Bot.),  a  common  cruciferous  weed  with  yellow 
  flowers  ({Barbarea  vulgaris}). 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rocket  \Rock"et\,  n.  [It.  rocchetta  fr  rocca  a  distaff,  of 
  German  origin.  Named  from  the  resemblance  in  shape  to  a 
  distaff.  See  {Rock}  a  distaff.] 
  1.  An  artificial  firework  consisting  of  a  cylindrical  case  of 
  paper  or  metal  filled  with  a  composition  of  combustible 
  ingredients,  as  niter,  charcoal,  and  sulphur,  and  fastened 
  to  a  guiding  stick.  The  rocket  is  projected  through  the 
  air  by  the  force  arising  from  the  expansion  of  the  gases 
  liberated  by  combustion  of  the  composition.  Rockets  are 
  used  as  projectiles  for  various  purposes,  for  signals,  and 
  also  for  pyrotechnic  display. 
 
  2.  A  blunt  lance  head  used  in  the  joust. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rocket  \Rock"et\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Rocketed};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Rocketing}.]  (Sporting) 
  To  rise  straight  up  said  of  birds;  usually  in  the  present 
  participle  or  as  an  adjective.  [Eng.] 
 
  An  old  cock  pheasant  came  rocketing  over  me  --H.  R. 
  Haggard. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Damewort  \Dame"wort`\,  n.  (Bot.) 
  A  cruciferrous  plant  ({Hesperis  matronalis}),  remarkable  for 
  its  fragrance,  especially  toward  the  close  of  the  day  -- 
  called  also  {rocket}  and  {dame's  violet}.  --Loudon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rocket 
  n  1:  any  vehicle  propelled  by  a  rocket  engine 
  2:  a  device  containing  its  own  propellant  and  driven  by 
  reaction  propulsion  [syn:  {rocket  engine}] 
  3:  erect  European  annual  often  grown  as  a  salad  crop  to  be 
  harvested  when  young  and  tender  [syn:  {roquette},  {garden 
  rocket},  {rocket  salad},  {arugula},  {Eruca  sativa},  {Eruca 
  vesicaria  sativa}] 
  4:  propels  bright  light  high  in  the  sky,  or  used  to  propel  a 
  lifesaving  line  or  harpoon  [syn:  {skyrocket}] 
  5:  sends  a  firework  display  high  into  the  sky  [syn:  {skyrocket}] 
  v  :  shoot  up  abruptly  [syn:  {skyrocket}]




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