(rok′it) noun
1. A firework, projectile, missile, or other device, usually cylindrical in form, that is propelled by the reaction of escaping gases produced during flight.
2. A vehicle operated by rocket propulsion and designed for space travel.
—v.i.
1. To move like a rocket.
2. To fly straight up into the air, as a bird when alarmed.
—v.t.
3. To propel by means of a rocket. [<Ital. rocchetta spool, dim. of rocca distaff <OHG roccho; from its resemblance to a distaff]
ROCKET
a. Head.
b. Bursting charge.
c. Composition.
d. Clay choke.
e. Fuse.
f. Gas exhaust.
g. Stick.

(rok′it) noun
1. Any of several ornamental Old World herbs (genus Hesperis), especially the common garden dame rocket (H. matronalis), or damewort.
2. An annual (Eruca sativa) used in southern Europe as a salad. [<F roquette, ult. <L eruca colewort]