rocket ship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rocket ship
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Braggadocious, maybe—but tastefully free of rocket ship emojis.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Working together in 1980s Wall Street, Lewis and Rubin were crew mates on a rocket ship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
So unless there’s an ICE rocket ship we don’t know about, these are just blatant falsifications.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025
Take your AI-hallucinated definitions and send them in a rocket ship to Mars, baby!
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Alex and JP scream as we plummet with the force of a rocket ship.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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