rocket carn.

1826 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. May 634/2 All the rockets that were fired burst, and the rocket car and nearly all the tubes were destroyed by the accident.

1858 G. Bourchier Eight Months' Campaign against Bengal Sepoy Army xi. 138 Salvos of balloon shells were discharged, while Captain Peel's rocket cars poured their frightfully destructive contents into the devoted city.

1895 F. W. Stubbs Hist. Organization, Equipm. & War Service Regiment of Bengal Artillery III. xvii. 584 (table) Horses... Camels... Rocket Cars.

1928 Science 1 June Suppl. p. xiv/1 For land or air transportation the rocket car will not prove economical.

1976 Star (Sheffield) 30 Nov. 12/9 Gabelich strapped himself into a rocket car named Blue Flame and covered two measured miles..at an average speed of 630 mph.

2002 J. Weyland Answer is Never v. 58 The real excitement and attention went to luge riders lying down on..skate vehicles that had more in common with Bonneville Salt Flats rocket cars than skateboards.