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ROCKET LAUNCHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
Synonyms:
rocket firing; rocket launching
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rocket launching" is a kind of...):
launch; launching (the act of propelling with force)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rocket launching"):
blastoff; shot (the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination)
moon shot (the launching of a spacecraft to the moon)