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ROCKET LAUNCHING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rocket launching mean?
• ROCKET LAUNCHING (noun)
The noun ROCKET LAUNCHING has 1 sense:
1. the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
Familiarity information: ROCKET LAUNCHING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rocket firing; rocket launching
Hypernyms ("rocket launching" is a kind of...):
launch; launching (the act of propelling with force)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rocket launching"):
blastoff; shot (the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination)
moon shot (the launching of a spacecraft to the moon)
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