Definitions:

1. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine noun
   • The astronauts sat upon the rocket and reflected on their lives.
2. erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender, known as arugula in some dialects of English noun
   • They always have a fantastic rocket salad!
3. to gain speed abruptly verb
   • Suddenly the car rocketed forward when the driver accelerated at maximum
4. to propel with a rocket verb
   • The astronauts rocketed towards space in their capsule.

Synonyms:

• arugula
• garden rocket
• projectile
• rocket engine
• rocket salad
• roquette
• skyrocket

NearBy Words:

• rocket-propelled
• rocketry