rocket
Example Sentences
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Futures for European natural-gas prices rocketed more than 20% higher after Qatar said that Iranian strikes caused extensive damage to Ras Laffan, the site of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant.
Atacms stands for Army Tactical Missile System, while Himars is an acronym for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, an Army truck that carries expendable pods of rockets or missiles.
But 78-year-old Kurlender, who owns some 300 cows and employs more than a dozen workers, said he was determined to stay despite the threat of rocket fire.
From Barron's
The movement of those ships has raised concerns that Chinese companies could be supplying more rocket fuel precursors to Iran, although the exact cargo hasn’t been confirmed.
"They sleep under the stars at night, and we sleep under rockets. Both skies give light, but different kinds of light."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
