bottle rockets
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Firecrackers, bottle rockets and missiles are illegal to possess or discharge anywhere outside of tribal lands, according to the Washington State Patrol.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
Richwine said illegal fireworks include skyrockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial shells, M-80s or “anything that will be propelled into the air, explode or travel across the ground uncontrollably.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2022
That includes Roman candles, bottle rockets, and firecrackers with no more than 50 milligrams of explosive material.
From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2019
He seemed astonished by America, and he expressed that astonishment in sentences that zinged up and out like bottle rockets.
From New York Times • May 15, 2018
The questions launched through his mind like bottle rockets.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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