rocket ship
nounDefinition of rocket ship
: a rocket-propelled spaceship
Examples of rocket ship in a Sentence
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The 12-foot-tall stainless steel statue outside the Waukegan Public Library depicts Bradbury astride a rocket ship while holding a book. — USA TODAY, "Burro bandits, sugarcane shake-up, naked bike ride: News from around our 50 states," 26 Aug. 2019 There’s also space behind two massive sliding doors that can accommodate two of Virgin Galactic’s carrier planes and a fleet of its six-passenger rocket ships. — Washington Post, "Virgin Galactic unveiling mission control for space tourism," 15 Aug. 2019 Without geologists, the Apollo missions might have been little more than rocket ship stunts. — Anna Groves, Discover Magazine, "Training Apollo's First Lunar Scientists," 20 May 2019 If one looks at pictures of the giant rocket ships being built by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, one can see bits of designs that flickered across America’s TV screens in 1955. — Taylor Dinerman, National Review, "Why Apollo 11 Matters," 20 July 2019 Check out the play castle, which is now a rocket ship. — courant.com, "Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition," 12 June 2019 But James Hinchcliffe and the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team had a rocket ship of their own, and Hinchcliffe guided it past Newgarden with under 50 laps to go and never relented. — Jim Ayello, USA TODAY, "James Hinchcliffe gets Indy 500 redemption with IndyCar win at Iowa," 8 July 2018 There was a rocket ship, a reproduction of the Eiffel Tower, and a supermarché stocked strictly with Chanel-brand products. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Legendary Designer Karl Lagerfeld Has Died," 19 Feb. 2019 Rare was the week without news of a new tattoo adorning our faves's bodies — including mysterious eyebrow phrases, tiny rocket ships, and a tribute to a pet pig. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Inked by Dani Launched Temporary Versions of Celebrity Tattoos," 29 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rocket ship.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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