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Weapon utilizing a self-contained rocket engine to propel itself to its target
In military terminology, a rocket is a self-propelled, unguided or guided, weapon-system powered by a rocket engine. Though used primarily as medium-
Rocket_(weapon)
Shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon
individual soldier, and are frequently used as anti-tank weapons. These warheads are affixed to a rocket motor which propels the RPG towards the target, stabilized
Rocket-propelled_grenade
Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher
Defense Systems (formerly Nammo Talley Inc.) in Arizona. The weapon consists of a rocket within a launcher consisting of two tubes, one inside the other
M72_LAW
Multi-role (anti-fortification, anti-armor) rocket launcher
Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) is a smoothbore shoulder-fired rocket launcher. Primarily used as a portable assault weapon, or "bunker buster", it
Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon
Mk_153_Shoulder-Launched_Multipurpose_Assault_Weapon
Portable device that propels unguided rockets
A rocket launcher is a device, most often a weapon, that launches an unguided, rocket-propelled projectile. The projectile contains at least one component
Rocket_launcher
Class of rockets used as artillery
the rockets than from the shells or any other weapon used by the enemy". "In at least one instance", an eyewitness told Congreve, "a single rocket had
Rocket_artillery
Unguided man-portable recoilless antitank rocket
The bazooka (/bəˈzuːkə/) is a man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World
Bazooka
Soviet-designed rocket weapon
The S-24 is a rocket weapon designed and used by the Soviet Air Force. It remains in use by the Russian Aerospace Forces, Ukrainian Air Force and many
S-24_rocket
Soviet family of air-launched rockets
The S-5 (first designated ARS-57) is a rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force and used by military aircraft against ground area targets. It is
S-5_rocket
Weapon systems usable by a single person
Shoulder-fired weapons system Shoulder-fired missile, shoulder-launched missile, man-portable missile, man-portable missile launcher, man-portable rocket launcher
Shoulder-fired_missile
American 2.75-inch precision guided rocket
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is a kit that equips Hydra 70 unguided rockets with laser guidance and turns them into precision-guided
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
Advanced_Precision_Kill_Weapon_System
Soviet 122 mm air-launched rocket
The S-13 is a 122 mm calibre unguided rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft. It remains in service with the Russian
S-13_rocket
Soviet/Russian air-launched military rocket
The S-8 is a rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft. It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and
S-8_(rocket)
Soviet/Russian multiple launch rocket system
the weapon's rocket motors, a distinctive howling sound which terrified the German troops, adding a psychological warfare aspect to their use. Weapons of
Katyusha_rocket_launcher
Naval weapon type for launching small depth charges against submarines
Anti-submarine rockets and anti-submarine mortars are anti-submarine weapons deployed on surface warships for the purpose of sinking or damaging submarines
Anti-submarine_rocket
German anti-tank rocket launcher, WW2
anti-tank weapon and was essentially an enlarged copy of the American bazooka. The weapon was shoulder-launched and fired a fin-stabilized rocket with a
Panzerschreck
German long-range ballistic missile
The V-2 rocket (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2, lit. 'Vengeance Weapon 2'), with the development name Aggregat-4 (A4), was the world's first practical, modern
V-2_rocket
U.S. Army prototype missile
Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) program. The weapon consists of a large two-stage rocket booster that carries the unpowered Common-Hypersonic
Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon
Air-to-air rocket, air-to-surface rocket
could be a potent air-to-air weapon. The summer and autumn of 1944 saw the adoption of the folding-fin R4M unguided rocket for use underneath the wings
Folding-Fin_Aerial_Rocket
Self-propelled guided weapon system
missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. Historically, 'missile'
Missile
Air-to-surface rocket
The 5-inch (127 mm) Laser Guided Zuni Rocket is a precision weapon and an upgrade to the unguided Zuni rocket. The North American division of MBDA is
Zuni_(rocket)
Anti-submarine rocket
The RUR-4 "Weapon Alpha" (originally Weapon Able) was an American naval ahead-throwing anti-submarine rocket launcher. It was designed between 1946 and
RUR-4_Weapon_Alpha
First rockets
century. Usage of rockets as weapons before modern rocketry is attested to in China, Korea, India, and Europe. One of the first recorded rocket launchers is
History_of_rockets
Type of light artillery gun
a tube-based rocket launcher (since these also operate on a recoilless launch principle), the key difference is that recoilless weapons fire shells using
Recoilless_rifle
Device producing a high-temperature explosion
Retrieved 12 July 2011. "New RPO Shmel-M Infantry Rocket Flamethrower Man-Packable Thermobaric Weapon". defensereview.com. 19 July 2006. Archived from
Thermobaric_weapon
Single-shot disposable rocket launcher
assault rocket weapon. The Sarpac was developed by the company Hotchkiss-Brandt (1956-1966), and was designed mostly as an anti-tank weapon, but it is
SARPAC
Propaganda term for WWII German weapons programmes
[ˈvʊndɐˌvafə]) is a German word that literally translates to "wonder-weapon" or "miracle weapon" and was a term assigned during World War II by Nazi Germany's
Wunderwaffe
Hypothetical type of weapon
Experiment Aboard Rocket" (PDF). Proceedings of the Linear Accelerator Conference 1990, Los Alamos National Laboratory. "'Star Wars' Beam Weapon Has Successful
Particle-beam_weapon
Israeli air-to-surface missile
The Rampage, initially named MARS (Multi-purpose, Air-launched Rocket System), is an air-to-surface missile developed by Israel Military Industries and
Rampage_(missile)
Rockets and missiles in the Arab–Israeli conflict
capacity. Palestinian rockets include those locally made in Gaza and the West Bank as well as weapons smuggled from Iran and Syria. Rockets are used in attacks
Palestinian_rocket_arsenal
Short range anti-aircraft rocket, developed for the Royal Navy
obtain a rocket which, though not ideal, would be a practical weapon. Work on the 2-inch rocket was set aside for the 3-inch version which was comparable
Unrotated_Projectile
Man-portable multi-role weapon system
multi-purpose support weapon in use by many nations. The Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle is a lightweight, low-cost weapon that uses a wide range
Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle
Carl_Gustaf_8.4_cm_recoilless_rifle
Palestinian homemade artillery rocket
The Qassam rocket (Arabic: صاروخ القسام Ṣārūkh al-Qassām; also Kassam) is a simple, steel artillery rocket developed and deployed by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Qassam_rocket
understood as weapons but are not combat weapons, such as ceremonial weapons and ritual tools shaped or conceptualized as weapons, hunting weapons, and other
List of premodern combat weapons
List_of_premodern_combat_weapons
German WWII air-to-air rocket launcher
Werfer-Granate 21 rocket launcher, also known as the BR 21 (the "BR" standing for Bordrakete) in official Luftwaffe manuals, was a weapon used by the German
Werfer-Granate_21
Vehicle propelled by ejection of gases
Congreve rocket was a British weapon designed and developed by Sir William Congreve in 1804. This rocket was based directly on the Mysorean rockets, used
Rocket
Early modern Indian artillery weapon
Mysorean rockets were an Indian military weapon. The iron-cased rockets were successfully deployed for military use. They were the first successful iron-cased
Mysorean_rockets
1950s rocket weapon developed by the UK Royal Navy
The 2-inch RP, short for Rocket Projectile, 2-inch, Number 1 Mark 1, was an unguided rocket weapon developed by the Royal Navy in the 1950s. It is generally
2-inch_RP
Multishot incendiary rocket launcher
Shoulder Weapon (Flash) at Gary's U.S. Infantry Weapons Reference Guide] 66 mm Incendiary Rocket M74 at Designation Systems TC 23-2 66 mm Rocket Launcher
M202_FLASH
Naval missile
security. The Roketsan ASW rocket and launcher system is designed to automatically engage submarines using a platform's existing weapon management system and
Roketsan ASW rocket launcher system
Roketsan_ASW_rocket_launcher_system
Implement or device used to inflict damage, harm, or kill
western warfare. Guns and rockets were introduced to the battlefield. Firearms are qualitatively different from earlier weapons because they release energy
Weapon
Close-in weapon system
(Land Phalanx Weapon System), part of the Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) system, was developed. It was deployed to counter rocket, artillery
Phalanx_CIWS
American chemical weapon
The M55 rocket was a chemical weapon developed by the United States in the 1950s. The United States Army produced both Sarin and VX unitary warheads for
M55_(rocket)
Object propelled through the air
a rocket engine or jet engine. In military terminology, a rocket is unguided, while a missile is guided. Note the two meanings of "rocket" (weapon and
Projectile
High-speed missiles and projectiles
categories of hypersonic weapon: Boost-glide hypersonic weapons, which glide and maneuver at hypersonic speeds following boosting by rocket propulsion. Typical
Hypersonic_weapon
gun Petrary weapons Catapult Hu Dun Pao trebuchet Mangonel Onager Trebuchet Rocket powered weapons Huo Che rocket arrow launcher Hwacha rocket arrow launcher
List_of_medieval_weapons
British multiple launcher
seconds. The weapon was also known as the "Stickleback". For naval assault on beaches, the specially-outfitted Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) - LCT(R) was
Mattress_(rocket)
Fictional weapon
The BFG is a fictional weapon created by id Software. It is largely found in their first-person shooter video games Doom and Quake. The abbreviation stands
BFG_(weapon)
Remote controlled weapon station
NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station is a Taiwanese remote weapon station produced by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station
NCSIST_2.75in_rockets_remote_weapon_station
Air-to-surface and surface-to-surface rocket
the rockets' fin stabilizers proving ineffective, reducing the accuracy of the rocket; despite this, it was considered an effective barrage weapon. Due
M8_(rocket)
practice weapons List of rockets Lists of swords List of types of spears List of torpedoes List of chemical weapons List of nuclear weapons List of artillery
Lists_of_weapons
Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles
with time the weapon has improved. The Pasilan 2000, the improved version, has been developed with characteristics similar to a rocket launcher. The Pasilan
Mortar_(weapon)
Anti-tank rocket launcher
The FT5 is a shoulder-launched, unguided and portable anti-tank rocket weapon. The weapon was built in South Africa by Somchem, a division of Denel based
Denel_FT5
Missile launcher
«Шмель», lit. 'rocket-propelled infantry flamethrower "Bumblebee"') is a man-portable, single-use, rocket-assisted thermobaric weapon. While its name
RPO-A_Shmel
German WWII long range missiles
implied that there would be another such weapon. After the first operational A-4 launch in September 1944, the rocket was renamed the V-2. (although no one
V-weapons
Strategic and tactical missile force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, formerly the Second Artillery Corps, is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of
People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
People's_Liberation_Army_Rocket_Force
Palestinian homemade artillery rocket
illegal under international law. Palestinian domestic weapons production "Gaza: Palestinian Rockets Unlawfully Targeted Israeli Civilians". hrw.org/news/
Al-Quds_rocket
Shoulder-launched missile weapon
antitank weapons were placed in production for evaluation by the French Army to replace the M20A1: the 80 mm ACL-APX, a recoilless cannon with a rocket-assisted
LRAC_F1
Weapon system designed for infantry use against tanks
more than just rocket firing weapons. Rocket firing MPATS are conventionally called rocket launchers (alternatively man-portable rocket launchers when
Man-portable anti-tank systems
Man-portable_anti-tank_systems
Series of 1950s American nuclear tests
shot on July 19, 1957, was the only test of the Air Force's AIR-2A Genie rocket with a nuclear warhead. It was fired from an F-89J Scorpion fighter over
Operation_Plumbbob
Series of WW2 German military projects
of solid-fuel rockets were carried out using submarine U-511 as a launching platform. The rocket system was first envisaged as a weapon against convoy
Rocket_U-boat
Swedish anti-tank weapon
shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics.[unreliable source?] The AT4 is not a rocket launcher strictly speaking, because
AT4
SS engineer general (1901–1945)
V-weapons program. He oversaw the construction of various Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, before being put in charge of the V-2 rocket and
Hans_Kammler
Disposable shoulder-fired rocket launcher
inventory of a "bunker buster" weapon. The SMAW-D operates on the principle that the recoil created by launching the rocket is counteracted by a "backblast"
M141_Bunker_Defeat_Munition
American armored self-propelled artillery
casualties, especially amongst rear-area weapons like surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). Israel employed rocket artillery against these targets to great
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System
Military tactics against tanks
M72 LAW rocket, a lightweight, collapsible launcher capable of penetrating moderate thicknesses of enemy armor. During the Vietnam War, the weapon was used
Anti-tank_warfare
Explosive self propulsion tactic in video games
rocket jumping (also known as blast jumping or explosive jumping) is a technique of using the knockback of an explosive weapon, most often a rocket launcher
Rocket_jumping
Air-launched rocket family
development of the rockets continued. In 1937, aerodynamically efficient RO-82 rail launchers were designed for mounting these weapons on aircraft. RS-82
RS-82_(rocket_family)
Rocket engine that uses liquid fuels and oxidizers
A liquid-propellant rocket or liquid rocket uses a rocket engine burning liquid propellants. (Alternate approaches use gaseous or solid propellants.)
Liquid-propellant_rocket
Topics referred to by the same term
jet made exclusively from propellant. Rocket or Rockets may also refer to: Rocket (firework) Rocket (weapon) Rocket: Robot on Wheels, a 1999 video game
Rocket_(disambiguation)
Rocket launcher
The XM70 was a rocket launcher developed for the U.S. Marine Corps from 1959 to 1963 at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois Research and Development Division
XM70E2
Military air defense system
Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar, abbreviated C-RAM or counter-RAM, is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming rockets, artillery
C-RAM
Palestinian homemade artillery rocket
Al Quds-3 is an artillery rocket based on the Russian Grad and Katyusha weapons. The new rocket, test-fired against Ashkelon on March 28, 2006, weighs
Al_Quds_3
Type of artillery missile
Congreve rocket was a type of rocket artillery designed by British inventor Sir William Congreve in 1808. The design was based upon the rockets deployed
Congreve_rocket
Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched tens of thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel
American 2.75-inch rocket
Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II U.S. Navy Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket (LOGIR) Lockheed Martin Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) The ATK/Elbit
Hydra_70
Small German surface-to-air rocket of World War II
of the war, though the rocket weapon system was extensively ground-tested. Unrotated projectile - A British anti-aircraft rocket system. Z Battery - A
Henschel_Hs_297
Israeli artillery rocket
CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Newly operational IDF weapon can fire 18 rockets per minute – Israel Hayom". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 12 December
ACCULAR
Type of point-defense weapon system
A close-in weapon system (CIWS /ˈsiːwɪz/ SEE-wiz) is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy
Close-in_weapon_system
Aircraft-deployed guided rocket weapon
distances from its target, keeping it well outside the range of defensive weapons like anti-aircraft missiles and interceptor aircraft. Historically, once
Air-launched ballistic missile
Air-launched_ballistic_missile
Unguided ballistic artillery rocket
V-1 and V-2 vengeance weapons, the weapon was assigned the code name Meteor by the Wehrmacht. This short-range ballistic rocket was intended to provide
Rheinbote
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission (fission or atomic bomb) or a
Nuclear_weapon
Directed-energy weapon using lasers
tested short-range (1 mile), 30-kW Laser Weapon System or LaWS for use against targets such as small UAVs, rocket-propelled grenades, and visible motorboat
Laser_weapon
Rocket launcher
middle, similar to the US 3.5-inch rocket launcher. It was designed to be fired by a soldier while prone. The weapon itself had a bipod similar to the
Type 4 70 mm AT rocket launcher
Type_4_70_mm_AT_rocket_launcher
Anti-UAV weapons system
Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletised ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) is a family of portable, modular weapon systems developed by L3Harris primarily to Counter-Unmanned
VAMPIRE_(weapon)
Weapon system for combat platforms
weapon station (RCWS), remotely operated weapon system (ROWS), or remote weapon system (RWS), is a remotely operated light or medium-caliber weapon system
Remote controlled weapon station
Remote_controlled_weapon_station
Pakistani Guided MLRS family
inducts Fatah-II rocket launcher". Janes.com. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2025-07-30. "Pakistan conducts training fire of Fatah-4 weapon system". Brecorder
Fatah (multiple rocket launcher)
Fatah_(multiple_rocket_launcher)
Marvel Comics fictional character
marksman, weapon specialist, and master tactician. His name and aspects of his character were inspired by the Beatles' 1968 song "Rocky Raccoon". Rocket Raccoon
Rocket_Raccoon
the Mykolaiv Oblast, the home of the 46th Rocket Division of the 43rd Rocket Army of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces. The individual silos were scattered
Ukraine and weapons of mass destruction
Ukraine_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
electrical system M1 rocket projector, 3.25 inch, rail, trailer mount M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 rocket launcher, possibly T34 rocket launcher? M9 rocket launcher, 2
List of U.S. Army rocket launchers
List_of_U.S._Army_rocket_launchers
Surface-to-surface rocket
the "principal artillery weapons in the Korean War inventory". M16 (T38E3) Baseline version adopted by U.S. Army M16E1 M16 rocket with deeper fuze cavity
M16_(rocket)
Rocket-propelled grenade
Mosquito) is a disposable one-shot anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade that fires an unguided rocket. The weapon was designed as a smaller and lighter alternative
RPG-76_Komar
Family of space launch vehicles developed by the Soviet Union (later Russia)
The R-7 (Russian: Р-7) rocket family is a series of launch vehicles descended from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka, developed in the 1950s as the world's first
R-7_(rocket_family)
Soviet launch vehicle
was launched in 1976, following the cancellation of the unsuccessful N1 rocket designed for Soviet crewed lunar missions. Energia was the Soviet Union's
Energia_(rocket)
Anti-tank weapon
2023, 5,962 Kestrel ordered List of rocket launchers List of anti-tank missiles NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station AT4 – Sweden APILAS – France
Kestrel_(rocket_launcher)
Overview of and topical guide to rocketry
Role Launch escape system Launch vehicle Missile Model rocket Rocket (weapon) Sounding rocket Baikonur Cosmodrome Gagarin's Start Site 31 Site 41 Site
Outline_of_rocketry
United States Navy nuclear warhead anti-submarine rocket (1964–1989)
SUBROC ("Submarine Rocket") was a type of submarine-launched rocket deployed by the United States Navy as an anti-submarine weapon. It carried a 25 kiloton
UUM-44_SUBROC
Unguided air-to-surface rocket
the rocket motor tube. The use of a 60 lb (27 kg) warhead gave rise to the alternative name of the "60-pound rocket". Though an air-to-ground weapon, it
RP-3
Israeli short-range ballistic missile
(South Korea) Julian, Hana Levi (28 June 2016). "IDF Acquires New Long-Range Rocket From IMI - The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com - Hana Levi Julian - 23 Sivan
Predator_Hawk
American nuclear air-to-air rocket
the weapon. While officially known as the MB-1 Genie, the rocket was often nicknamed "Ding-Dong" by crews and pilots. About 3,150 Genie rockets were
AIR-2_Genie
ROCKET WEAPON
ROCKET WEAPON
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roke, a topographic name for someone who lived near an oak tree (see Oak), from a misdivision of Middle English atter oke ‘at the oak’. Roke in Oxfordshire and Rock in Worcestershire are named in this way, and so the surname may be habitational in some cases.English : possibly a variant of Rock 1.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, German, Italian
Dweller by the Rock; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs, from an agent derivative of Middle English rok ‘distaff’ (see Rock).German : from a Germanic personal name based on hrÅd ‘renown’.habitational name from a farm named Rokken in Pustertal, south Tyrol (Italy).German (Röcker) : from a topographic name or a place name Röcke (formerly Roke) near Bückeburg, Lower Saxony.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Boy/Male
British, English, Jamaican
From the Rock Meadow; Rocky Field
Boy/Male
English American
Rock.
Surname or Lastname
German (also Rücker)
German (also Rücker) : nickname from Middle High German rucken ‘to move or draw’.North German : nickname from Middle Low German rucker ‘thief’, ‘greedy or acquisitive person’.German : from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Rudiger.English : variant of Rocker.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon and Somerset)
English (Devon and Somerset) : from a diminutive of Cocke.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ricky, RICKEY means "powerful ruler."
Boy/Male
English American
Rock.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rocker.
Male
German
Low German form of Old High German Ricohard, RICKERT means "powerful ruler."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican
Rock; Form of Rockne; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
Boy/Male
French, German, Hebrew, Italian
Rest; Rock
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
French
Rock.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rock.German (Röcke) : variant of Rock 4.
Boy/Male
French
Rock.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rock 2.
ROCKET WEAPON
ROCKET WEAPON
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Glory of the Lord
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Rule on Heart
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Dazzling; Bright
Boy/Male
Muslim
Splendour of the world
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of naradudu Veena, Great
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A River
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Elixir of Rain; Love
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Hlif.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The omnipotent personality
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Flowers
ROCKET WEAPON
ROCKET WEAPON
ROCKET WEAPON
ROCKET WEAPON
ROCKET WEAPON
n.
A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.
v. t.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
n.
One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.
n.
Crockets. See Crocket.
v. t.
To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
imp. & p. p.
of Rocket
v. t. & i.
To knit with a crochet needle or hook; as, to crochet a shawl.
v. t.
To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial.
n.
A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.
v. i.
To make a confused noise or racket.
a.
Affected with rickets.
v. t.
To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the change.
v. i.
To play at cricket.
v. t.
To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
n.
A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.
v. t.
To tether to, or as to, a picket; as, to picket a horse.
n.
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.
n.
Rocket larkspur. See below.