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21Launched roller coaster — The launched roller coaster is a modern form of roller coaster which has risen to prominence within the last decade. In place of a traditional chain lift, the launched coaster initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or series… …
22rocket — rock|et1 [ˈrɔkıt US ˈra: ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: rocchetta small stick used in spinning thread , from rocca stick used in spinning ] 1.) a vehicle used for travelling or carrying things into space, which is shaped like a big tube …
23rocket — rock|et1 [ rakıt ] noun * 1. ) count a vehicle shaped like a tube that travels in space. A rocket is launched when it is sent up from the ground into the sky. a ) a weapon shaped like a tube that flies through the air and explodes when it hits… …
24rocket launcher — noun armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket • Syn: ↑launcher • Derivationally related forms: ↑launch (for: ↑launcher) • Hypernyms: ↑armament …
25Rocket range — A rocket range or missile range is a large area associated with a rocket launch site. The range includes the area over which launched rockets are expected to fly, and within which some components of the rockets may land. Tracking stations,… …
26Rocket class destroyer — Three Rocket class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. HMS Rocket (1894), HMS Shark (1894) and HMS Surly (1894) were launched at Clydebank in 1894. The ships displaced 280 tons, were 200 feet long and their Normand boilers produced 4,100 H.P.… …
27rocket bomb — 1. an aerial bomb equipped with a rocket for added velocity after being dropped from an aircraft. 2. (loosely) any rocket propelled missile launched from the ground. [1940 45] * * * …
28rocket bomb — rock′et bomb n. 1) mil an aerial bomb equipped with a rocket for added velocity and precision after being released from an aircraft 2) any rocket propelled missile launched from the ground • Etymology: 1940–45 …
29List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2010 — Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel …
30List of Qassam rocket attacks, 2007 — ; March 18, 2007:al Quds Brigades Palestinians fire five Qassam rockets from the Gaza Strip to Israel in three different barrages after a relative period of calm. One of the rockets landed in Ashkelon s southern industrial zone, near a strategic… …
