ROCKET LAUNCHING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The launching of a rocket or missile under its own power

Synonyms:

rocket firing; rocket launching

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rocket launching" is a kind of...):

launch; launching (the act of propelling with force)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rocket launching"):

blastoff; shot (the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination)

moon shot (the launching of a spacecraft to the moon)