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Solid propellant motor used to augment the thrust of a rocket
A solid rocket booster (SRB) is a solid propellant motor used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from initial launch through the first ascent. Many
Solid_rocket_booster
Solid propellant rocket used by the Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was the first solid-propellant rocket to be used for primary propulsion on a vehicle used for human spaceflight
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
reliability, solid rockets are still used today in military armaments worldwide, model rockets, solid rocket boosters and on larger applications. Since solid-fuel
Solid-propellant_rocket
Rocket used to augment the thrust of a larger rocket
engines. The booster may be recovered, refurbished and reused, as was the case of the steel casings used for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters. The SM-65
Booster_(rocketry)
Chemical or mixture used in a rocket engine
orbital launch vehicles use solid-fueled rockets in their boost stages (solid rocket boosters) for this reason. Solid-fuel rockets have lower specific impulse
Rocket_propellant
United Launch Alliance launch vehicle
missions in March 2025. In February 2026, a second issue involving a solid rocket booster occurred, after which launches were paused pending investigation
Vulcan_Centaur
NASA super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used in the Artemis Program
engines. Attached to the core are two Northrop Grumman five-segment Solid Rocket Boosters, built for the Ares vehicles, tested on Ares I-X, developed from
Space_Launch_System
Partially reusable launch system and space plane
clustered Rocketdyne RS-25 main engines, a pair of recoverable solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and the expendable external tank (ET) containing liquid
Space_Shuttle
Japanese medium-lift launch vehicle
year (JFY) 2020 in the H3‑30 configuration, which lacks solid rocket boosters, followed by a booster-equipped version in JFY21. The newly developed LE-9 engine
H3_(rocket)
Strap on solid rocket booster
British single nozzle wrap around solid rocket booster developed by Bristol Aircraft Co. in the 1950s to act as a booster motor for the 'Red Duster' Bristol
Gosling_solid_rocket_booster
Same as a solid rocket booster, but uses liquid instead of solid fuel
payload that can be carried. It is attached to the side of a rocket. Unlike solid rocket boosters, LRBs can be throttled down if the engines are designed to
Liquid_rocket_booster
Canceled NASA rocket key to the Constellation program
much like the Ares I design, with liquid rocket second stages stacked above segmented solid rocket booster (SRB) first stages. The variants that were
Ares_I
Canceled US launch vehicle
projects, both of which consisted of a five segment Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) and a cryogenic second stage. It was intended to be launched
Omega_(rocket)
Explosive fastener used to separate components, typically in aerospace
itself is split into two or more parts. Frangible nuts secured the solid rocket boosters (SRB) of the Space Shuttle, which were bolted to the mobile launcher
Frangible_nut
Solid-fuel orbital vehicle component
Castor is a family of solid-fuel rocket stages and boosters built by Thiokol (now Northrop Grumman) and used on a variety of launch vehicles. They were
Castor_(rocket_stage)
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
Space Shuttle, composed of an orbiter launched with two reusable solid rocket boosters and a disposable external fuel tank, carried up to eight astronauts
Space_Shuttle_program
American aerospace and defense company
GEM-40, solid rocket booster used on the Delta II rocket GEM-60, solid rocket booster used on the Delta IV rocket GEM-63, solid rocket booster used on
Orbital_ATK
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster report
Russell Day 8, February 26, 1986 Larry Mulloy, Manager, Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Program, Marshall Space Flight Center George C. Hardy, deputy director
Rogers_Commission_Report
American space launch system (1989–2018)
exploded 13 seconds after launch. The explosion occurred when a damaged solid rocket booster casing ruptured and triggered the vehicle's flight termination system
Delta_II
Joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing
company designs, assembles, sells and launches rockets. The company uses rocket engines, solid rocket boosters, and other components supplied by other companies
United_Launch_Alliance
Rocket engine used on the Saturn V rocket
liquid rocket booster, in NASA's Advanced Booster Program, which aims to find a more powerful successor to the five-segment Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters
Rocketdyne_F-1
Brazilian Space Agency satellite launcher
four S-20 rocket engines Stage 2 - one S-20 rocket engine The VLS-XVI 01 sub-orbital test vehicle has three solid fuel rocket stages and boosters, arranged
VLS-1
Missile program of the United States Army
Greek mythology). The missile's first-stage solid rocket booster became the basis for many types of rockets, including the Nike Hercules and Nike Smoke
Project_Nike
Defunct American rubber, related chemicals and rocket manufacturer (1929–2007)
producing CASTOR strap-on booster rocket, used on the Atlas rocket. In 1964, the Woodbine, Georgia plant was constructed to build solid propellant motors for
Thiokol
1986 breakup of American orbiter
and secondary O-ring seals in a joint in the right Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB). The record-low temperatures on the morning of the launch had
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Launch vehicle built from Space Shuttle components
Space shuttles. SLS also uses a pair of solid rocket boosters derived from the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster. The first SLS was delivered to Kennedy
Shuttle-derived_vehicle
Family of launch vehicles used in U.S. Air Force and space programs (1959–2005)
III core rocket with two large strap-on solid-fuel boosters to increase its launch thrust and maximum payload mass. The solid-fuel boosters that were
Titan_(rocket_family)
Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone
slender fuselage with a two-cylinder engine driving a propeller, a solid rocket booster for launching, and fixed straight wings. It carries a modular warhead
Fire_Point_FP-1
Canceled NASA rocket key to Project Constellation
use a pair of solid-fuel first-stage rocket boosters that burn simultaneously with the liquid-fueled core stage. The solid rocket booster on Ares V was
Ares_V
Solid-fuel first-stage rocket motor
The P120C is a solid-fuel rocket motor developed for use as the first stage of the Vega C launch vehicle and as strap-on boosters for the Ariane 6. It
P120C
Lockheed Martin expendable launch system
was to feature a 2 1⁄2-segment Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) derived reusable solid rocket booster (RSRB) first stage topped by one Castor 120
Athena_(rocket_family)
Expendable launch system
RL10 engines that burn liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Strap-on solid rocket boosters (SRBs) are used in several configurations. Originally equipped with
Atlas_V
Rocket family
Vulcan Centaur rocket, which can offer similar heavy-lift capabilities at a lower cost with a single-core and six solid rocket boosters. The vehicle consisted
Delta_(rocket_family)
tests world's 3rd largest solid booster". dna. Retrieved October 4, 2014. "India to test world's third largest solid rocket booster". Science and Technology
Comparison of orbital rocket engines
Comparison_of_orbital_rocket_engines
Chinese anti-ship missile
Hongda Mining Company. The HD-1 is powered by a ramjet engine and a solid rocket booster. The HD-1 is a private, export-oriented missile project developed
HD-1
American solid propellant rocket motor
The Solid Rocket Motor Upgrade (SRMU) was a solid rocket motor that was used as a booster on the Titan IVB launch vehicle. Developed by Hercules (later
Solid_Rocket_Motor_Upgrade
Indian expendable medium-lift launch vehicle, developed by ISRO
small solid-fueled jettison motors located in the nose and aft segments of the boosters. The first static fire test of the S200 solid rocket booster, ST-01
LVM3
The booster separation motors or BSMs on the Space Shuttle were relatively small rocket motors that separated the reusable solid rocket boosters (SRB)
Booster_separation_motor
Taiwanese land-attack cruise missile
to be in the 3,300–3,500 lb (1,500–1,600 kg) range, including its solid rocket booster. It is essentially a tactical land attack cruise missile designed
Hsiung_Feng_IIE
Land-attack cruise missile
kilometres (750–1,240 mi) kilometers. It has a ramjet engine with a solid rocket booster capable of a hypersonic speed of Mach 6 or 2,060 m/s (4,600 mph)
Yun_Feng
Space Shuttle orbiter (1983–1986)
seal in one of Challenger's solid rocket boosters failed to contain pressurized burning gas that leaked out of the booster, causing a structural failure
Space_Shuttle_Challenger
American super heavy-lift expendable rocket
vehicles, which could include UA120 solid rocket boosters, the Saturn C-5N using a NERVA nuclear thermal rocket third stage, and the Saturn-Shuttle.
Saturn_V
Launch vehicle study
dedicated uncrewed cargo launcher. The external tank and Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) would be combined with a cargo module that took the place
Studied_Space_Shuttle_designs
NASA Project Mercury capsule qualification test booster rocket
Little Joe was a solid-fueled booster rocket used by NASA for eight launches from 1959 to 1961 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape
Little_Joe_(rocket)
US medium range surface-to-air missile
(SM-1ER/SM-2ER) is an extended range version of this missile with a solid rocket booster stage. The Standard missile program was started in 1963 to produce
RIM-66_Standard
Component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle
cut-off (MECO) and it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. Unlike the Solid Rocket Boosters, external tanks were not re-used. They broke up before impact in
Space_Shuttle_external_tank
American aerodynamics engineer (1938–2012)
Shuttle Challenger disaster. This memo followed his investigation of a solid rocket booster (SRB) from a shuttle flight in January 1985. During his investigation
Roger_Boisjoly
Solid rocket booster by Aerojet Rocketdyne
a solid rocket booster produced by Aerojet Rocketdyne. Up to 2020 they were used as strap-on boosters on all United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket configurations
AJ-60A
Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
(398 ft). The rocket has been designed with the goal of being fully reusable to reduce launch costs; it consists of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship
SpaceX_Starship
American solid rocket booster
The Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) is a family of solid rocket boosters developed in the late 1980s and first flown in 1990. The motors use casings made from
Graphite-Epoxy_Motor
Test in spaceflight
directing and integrating all flight crew, orbiter, external tank/solid rocket booster and ground support testing in the shuttle launch countdown. The NTD
Launch_status_check
Launch vehicle design
Ares I project, which consisted of a five segment Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) and a new cryogenic second stage, Liberty would combine a five-segment
Liberty_(rocket)
Proposed family of US super heavy-lift launch vehicles
Space Shuttle External Tank with a pair of standard four-segment Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) mounted at the sides as on the Space Shuttle. Up to four
DIRECT & Jupiter Rocket Family
DIRECT_&_Jupiter_Rocket_Family
NASA-led lunar exploration program
Space Launch System's (SLS) core stage, its RS-25 engines, and solid rocket boosters, as well as systems originating from the canceled Constellation
Artemis_program
Prototype and design concept demonstrator rocket
Ares I solid rocket booster in a "single stick" arrangement, which is different from the solid rocket booster's then-current "double-booster" configuration
Ares_I-X
The S139 (S for Solid, 139 for weight of 139 tonnes) is a Solid Rocket Booster manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organisation at the Satish Dhawan
S139_Booster
Vehicles that can go to space and return
outer space. Rocket stages are the most common launch vehicle parts aimed for reuse. Smaller parts such as fairings, boosters or rocket engines can also
Reusable_launch_vehicle
US surface-to-air missile
Test Fires Hypersonic Solid Rocket Motor for the U.S. Navy". www.anduril.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025. "Anduril to Demonstrate Rocket Motors for Navy Standard
RIM-174_Standard_ERAM
American engineer (1937–2021)
charged with redesigning the solid rocket motors. When the Space Shuttle program was restarted in 1988, the new booster rockets designed by McDonald were
Allan_J._McDonald
JAXA small-lift rocket family
cost per launch the Epsilon uses the existing SRB-A3, a solid rocket booster on the H-IIA rocket, as its first stage. Existing M-V upper stages will be
Epsilon_(rocket)
Variant of the Delta IV space launch vehicle
Vulcan Centaur rocket, which can offer similar heavy-lift capabilities at a lower cost with a single-core and six solid rocket boosters. The vehicle consisted
Delta_IV_Heavy
Class of Indian partially reusable launch vehicles under development by ISRO
Retrieved 23 September 2024. "India to test world's third largest solid rocket booster". Science and Technology Section. The Hindu News Paper. 7 December
Next Generation Launch Vehicle
Next_Generation_Launch_Vehicle
on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025. "1 killed, 9 hurt as rocket booster ignites". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. 8 September 1990. Archived from
List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents
Failed 1986 American crewed spaceflight
of the explosion. The failure of an O-ring seal on the starboard Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was determined to have caused the shuttle to break up in flight
STS-51-L
First of new class of GPS satellite, destroyed soon after launch in January 1997
number 2 GEM-40 solid rocket motor, which started to form at T+6 seconds and grew from there. At T+12 seconds, the Solid rocket booster (SRB) casing ruptured
GPS_IIR-1
Aeronautical museum in Pima County, Arizona
and Navigation Simulator) trainer, and a full-size mockup of the Solid Rocket Booster. SR-71 Blackbird Boeing B-17G 44-85828, wearing the livery of 42-31892
Pima_Air_&_Space_Museum
March 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2013. Booster Systems Engineer (BOOSTER) Monitors main engine and solid rocket booster performance during ascent phase "Space
List of NASA's flight control positions
List_of_NASA's_flight_control_positions
Most common type of rocket, used to launch satellites
it, usually decreasing in size. In parallel staging schemes solid or liquid rocket boosters are used to assist with launch. These are sometimes referred
Multistage_rocket
Anti-ship or land attack cruise missile
inertial and TERCOM systems. After being launched into the air by a solid rocket booster which is jettisoned upon burning out, the missile is propelled to
Naval_Strike_Missile
Category of space launch vehicle
four or six solid rocket boosters zero solid rocket boosters two solid rocket boosters The lead manufacturer is from France, but the rocket has significant
Medium-lift_launch_vehicle
Detailed timeline of Space Shuttle Challenger mission
Challenger's main engines until the remote destruction of the two Solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and includes a transcript of crew conversations from the
Timeline of the STS-51-L mission
Timeline_of_the_STS-51-L_mission
American recovery ship
universities. She was usually docked alongside her sister at the Solid Rocket Booster processing facility at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in
MV_Freedom_Star
Family of American solid rocket boosters
UA120 was a family of American solid rocket boosters, manufactured by the Chemical Systems Division of United Aircraft (later United Technologies Corporation)
UA120
First operational guided surface-to-air missile
the Nike Ajax development program designed a new solid fuel rocket motor used for the missile's booster. This had originally been designed for the United
MIM-3_Nike_Ajax
2022 uncrewed Moon-orbiting NASA mission
The Block 1 vehicle consisted of a core stage, two five-segment solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and an upper stage. The core stage used four RS-25D engines
Artemis_I
Canceled U.S. Air Force human spaceflight program
rocket developed for the MOL never flew, but its UA1207 solid rocket boosters were used on the Titan IV, and the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster was
Manned_Orbiting_Laboratory
Solid-rocket propellant
performance attributes, APCP has been used in the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters, aircraft ejection seats, and specialty space exploration applications
Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant
Ammonium_perchlorate_composite_propellant
Non-airbreathing engine used to propel a missile or vehicle
no catastrophic failures in 86 engine-flights. The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster, used in pairs, caused one notable catastrophic failure in 270 engine-flights
Rocket_engine
Activities to ensure safety of surroundings during rocket launches
response to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 when stray solid rocket boosters unexpectedly broke off from the destroyed core vehicle and began
Range_safety
WW2 Japanese rocket artillery
conventional piece of rocket artillery with motor and warhead enclosed within a body both types were detachable solid-propellant boosters that could be attached
Type 10 and Type 3 rocket boosters
Type_10_and_Type_3_rocket_boosters
American rocket
first-stage tanks, higher-performing engines, and the option for strap-on solid rocket boosters. It was designed to launch payloads into low Earth orbit, geosynchronous
Atlas_II
Indian subsonic cruise missile in limited service and further development
of India's standoff with China. Nirbhay missiles are powered by a solid rocket booster for take off, which is developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory
Nirbhay
NASA ship
universities. She is usually docked alongside her sister at the Solid Rocket Booster processing facility at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in
MV_Liberty_Star
Jet engine where combustion takes place in supersonic airflow
call for a first stage of droppable solid rocket boosters, which greatly simplifies the design. Unlike jet or rocket propulsion systems facilities which
Scramjet
Ukrainian cruise missile
and an inertial navigation system. Launch is carried out with a solid rocket booster, which is jettisoned before switching to the main propulsion of a
Palianytsia_(missile)
NASA flights of the partially reusable spacecraft
apart during launch. The cold morning shrank an O-Ring on the right Solid Rocket Booster causing the external fuel tank to explode. The shuttles docked with
List of Space Shuttle missions
List_of_Space_Shuttle_missions
Proposed NASA heavy-lift launch vehicle
strap-on solid rocket boosters, with payloads ranging from 47,000 pounds (21,000 kg) to 146,400 pounds (66,400 kg); and the INT-19, using solid boosters derived
Saturn_II
American astronaut (1930–2012)
Broadcasting, also based in Cincinnati. Armstrong joined the board of solid rocket booster Thiokol in 1989, after previously serving on the Rogers Commission
Neil_Armstrong
Solid rocket motor fuel copolymer
solid rocket boosters on the SLS rocket. Stephen D. Heister; William E. Anderson; Timothée L. Pourpoint; R. Joseph Cassady (7 February 2019). Rocket Propulsion
Polybutadiene_acrylonitrile
Proposed launch vehicle
side boosters, similar to the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs), but using liquid fuel instead. Some designs had the strap-on boosters using
Magnum_(rocket)
Parachute for high speed deployment
runway, also found benefit in using a drag chute during landing. Its solid rocket boosters were also recovered with the help of drogue parachutes. In comparison
Drogue_parachute
Launch vehicle study
the existing solid rocket boosters, which provided the majority of thrust from liftoff to separation. Once separated, the two winged boosters would perform
Liquid_fly-back_booster
U.S. Navy surface-to-air missile (1955–1979)
receivers, which functioned as a continuous wave interferometer. A solid rocket booster provided thrust for launch and a Bendix ramjet powered its flight
RIM-8_Talos
Family of American missiles and space launch vehicles
constant internal pressure. Up to five Aerojet Rocketdyne strap-on solid rocket boosters can be used to augment first stage thrust. The upper stage remains
Atlas_(rocket_family)
Military technology test facility in Utah
Reservation. The Tekoi rocket testing facility was constructed in 1976 for machining, testing and calibration of solid rocket booster motors by Hercules Aerospace's
Tekoi
Causes and list of disasters
Disintegration of the vehicle began after an O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster (SRB) failed at liftoff. The Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) disaster
Engineering_disasters
Air-launched orbital rocket
designed with solid lower stages and a cryogenic upper stage, the Pegasus II design was subsequently modified in 2014 to exclusively use solid rocket motors
Pegasus_II_(rocket)
Target drone
utilised a Marquardt hybrid rocket-ramjet propulsion system, with a solid rocket booster providing initial thrust, with the rocket's chamber, following burnout
AQM-127_SLAT
Claims that NASA's Space Shuttle program failed to achieve its promised goals
civilian and military; the lack of a survivable abort scenario if a Solid Rocket Booster were to fail; and the fragility of the Shuttle's thermal protection
Criticism of the Space Shuttle program
Criticism_of_the_Space_Shuttle_program
Effort by SpaceX to make rockets that can fly multiple times
that has seen little use outside of the Space Shuttle's reusable solid rocket boosters. Musk projected in 2015 that the reflight step of the program would
SpaceX reusable launch system development program
SpaceX_reusable_launch_system_development_program
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
Boy/Male
British, English, Jamaican
From the Rock Meadow; Rocky Field
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican
Rock; Form of Rockne; 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
French, German, Hebrew, Italian
Rest; Rock
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Rajasthani
Solid Like Rock; Imperishable
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ricky, RICKEY means "powerful ruler."
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
English American
Rock.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Rock; Solid Rock
Boy/Male
French
Rock.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Solid
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Solid
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon and Somerset)
English (Devon and Somerset) : from a diminutive of Cocke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rock.German (Röcke) : variant of Rock 4.
Boy/Male
French
Rock.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Solid
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rocker.
Boy/Male
Indian
Solid
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
Girl/Female
Hindu
Bright, Lustrous
Girl/Female
Arabic
Nice
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Fawn.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Silver
Girl/Female
Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
A River
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly the same as 2.Probably an Americanized spelling of French Sain, a metonymic occupational name for a charcutier, someone who prepared cooked meats, from Old French sain ‘fat’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Muruga
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Pearl, PEARLE means "pearl."
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Arrow Maker
Boy/Male
Tamil
King
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
SOLID ROCKET-BOOSTER
v. i.
To make a confused noise or racket.
n.
A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.
a.
United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.
v. t.
To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial.
a.
Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
v. t.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
n.
One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.
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.
a.
Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.
n.
Rocket larkspur. See below.
n.
A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.
n.
A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.
v. t.
To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
a.
Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.
v. t.
To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the change.
imp. & p. p.
of Rocket
a.
Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.
n.
Crockets. See Crocket.