(aviation) A winged aircraft that is propelled by a rocket engine.

(astronautics) A spacecraft having a fission reactor that powers the rocket. / (astronautics) A nuclear-pulse rocket that uses fission-based atomic bombs to supply propulsive force.

(Canada, slang) Any of the red-painted electrical streetcars and subway trams operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada, especially the classic models used during the early and mid-20th century.

A festival at which rockets are set off, especially as celebrated in Laos and north-east Thailand to welcome the start of the rainy season.

plural of rocket pack

a bipropellant rocket engine (rocket motor) which uses propellants that are in two different states, typically liquid and solid, which when reacted, create exhaust gases suitable for rocket propulsion.

plural of hybrid rocket

plural of solid rocket

Anything overly complex, detailed or confusing.

A hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile). / A truck for carrying and launching a missile.