rocket ship
noun
a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
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- rocket scientist,
- rocket sled,
- rocket-propelled,
- rocketeer,
- rocketer,
- rocketry
Origin of rocket ship
First recorded in 1925–30
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