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''A projectile.''

A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, {{i|specifically}} a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.

A blunt lance head used in jousting.

A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.

An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.

(figurative) ''Figurative uses.''

Something that travels high in the air and/or with great speed; especially {{i|sport}}, a hard shot.

(military) A severe reprimand; a telling-off.

(slang) An ace (the playing card).

(slang) A stupid or crazy person.

(slang) A very physically attractive woman.

To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.

To fly vertically.

To rise or soar rapidly.

To experience sudden fame, popularity, or success.

To carry something in a rocket.

To attack something with rockets.

A leaf vegetable of species (species) or (species).

{{cap|rocket larkspur}} ((species), syn. (species)).