ROCKET, to be projected by the backward jet thrust of hot gases [v]
A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal
An engine operating on the same principle, providing thrust as in a jet engine but without depending on the intake of air for combustion, an oxidizer being carried on board along with the fuel
An elongated rocket-propelled missile or spacecraft
ROCKET, to convey by means of a rocket (a device propelled by the reaction of escaping gases) [v]
Used, esp. in similes and comparisons, to refer to a person or thing that moves very fast or to an action that is done with great force