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
The risk that January evening was from an experimental SpaceX rocket ship that exploded minutes after liftoff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
So unless there’s an ICE rocket ship we don’t know about, these are just blatant falsifications.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025
“You discover the castle has got a rocket ship underneath.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
When we were younger, he used to take us kids places, like the national park and the beach and a playground miles away that had a huge metal rocket ship.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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