rocket ship

noun

1. a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocket ship¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“You discover the castle has got a rocket ship underneath.”

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As far as her alarmed friends and family members are concerned, she might as well be volunteering to go to Mars on an Elon Musk rocket ship.

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Diamond’s fans will no doubt feel remunerated by the thrilling vocal performance of Nick Fradiani, the 2015 winner of “American Idol,” who plays the young iteration of the double-cast Neil, the Brooklyn-born pop sensation who went on a rocket ship to fame and fortune that gave him everything in the world but the peace that had always eluded him.

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Perry, whose current tour is in support of her “143” album, jaunted into space in mid-April on a Jeff Bezos rocket ship.

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Marsh recalls an early episode featuring the song “Let’s Take a Rocket Ship to Space,” which was an homage to Frank Sinatra.

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