Definitions

rocket ship

NOUN

space ship

Synonyms

WEAK

interplanetary rocket manned rocket space rocket spaceship

Example Sentences

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Working together in 1980s Wall Street, Lewis and Rubin were crew mates on a rocket ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Take your AI-hallucinated definitions and send them in a rocket ship to Mars, baby!

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Speaking to reporters on Thursday evening, Trump said the bill would "turn this country into a rocket ship".

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

I’m hesitant to ask this question out loud, but this is headed to SCOTUS, probably on a rocket ship.

From Slate • May 29, 2025

There was a small rocket ship reclining upon a hilltop nearby.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury