Definition

To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective. [Eng.] An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. H. R. Haggard.

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ROCKET (noun)

1. A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. 2. Damewort. 3. Rocket larkspur. See below. Dyer's Rocket. (Bot.) See Dy...