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| blockhouse |
a structure used to protect people who are working on or watching a rocket launch or weapons test. [1/2 definitions] |
| fire |
When someone fires something like a gun, cannon, or rocket, it means that they shoot it. [1/9 definitions] |
| launch pad |
the platform or base from which a rocket or missile is launched. |
| liftoff |
the moment of launching a missile or rocket, or the movement of the rocket itself. |
| missile |
a powerful weapon shot at a target in a rocket that has its own controls. [1/2 definitions] |
| nose cone |
the front part of a rocket that is shaped like a cone. |
| reentry |
the return of a spacecraft or rocket into the earth's atmosphere. [1/2 definitions] |
| retrorocket |
a small rocket attached to a spacecraft and used to help the spacecraft slow down or change direction. Retrorockets fire in the direction opposite to the direction the main rocket is going in. |
| rocket1 |
to move or rise as swiftly as a rocket. [1/3 definitions] |
| rocket ship |
A rocket ship is a spacecraft that is sent into space by a rocket. |
| skyrocket |
to rise or cause to rise with the speed, suddenness, and height of a rocket. [1/2 definitions] |
| thrust |
the force that pushes a jet or rocket engine forward as it takes off. [1/4 definitions] |
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