rocket ship

noun

: a rocket-propelled spaceship

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SpaceX has proven to be a pathbreaking effort to build commercial rocket ships. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Historic woman: The Rancho Bernardo Library will celebrate the achievements of Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space, by having children ages 3 to 11 make rocket ships in her honor at 10:30 a.m. Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 What an incredible popularity rocket ship the league has ridden across the decades. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put its New Shepard suborbital rocket ship through a couple of minutes’ worth of Moon-level gravity, GeekWire reports. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rocket ship

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rocket ship was in 1927

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“Rocket ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocket%20ship. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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rocket ship

noun
: a spaceship driven by rockets
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