rocket ship

noun

: a rocket-propelled spaceship

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Audiences have already seen the planet Krypton blow up, watched Kryptonian scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara send baby Kal-El in rocket ship to Earth, and witnessed Clark Kent grow into a superpowered young man in Kansas, raised by his adoptive human parents Ma and Pa Kent. James Grebey, Time, 11 July 2025 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes’ AMG brand has unveiled a concept car that is a VIN-ready rocket ship of an EV. New Atlas, 25 June 2025 SpaceX has failed to meet essential engineering milestones for Starship, a critical super-heavy rocket ship that is critical to the U.S. effort to return humans to the moon and his own personal goal of reaching Mars. Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025 The pair flew aboard Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship on an all-female mission along with talk-show host Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rocket ship

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rocket ship was in 1927

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“Rocket ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocket%20ship. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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rocket ship

noun
: a spaceship driven by rockets
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