rocket shipn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkɪt ʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkət ˌʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rocket n.⁵, ship n.¹

Etymology: < rocket n.⁵ + ship n.¹

1. A warship armed with rockets.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > gunboat > ship armed with rockets

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1809 J. P. Wrangle Jrnl. in Mariner's Mirror (1975) 61 183 The Galqo, sloop of war, was fitted out as a Rocket Ship.

1859 W. James Naval Hist. Great Brit. VI. 190 At about 3 p.m. the four bomb-vessels and rocket-ship weighed, and stood further in; the latter, to give effect to her rockets, much nearer than the others.

1951 W. Ley Rockets, Missiles & Space Trav. p. viii (caption) One of the Navy's ‘rocket ships’ bombarding Peleliu Island on the same morning that was D-Day in Europe.

1994 E. J. Marolda By Sea, Air, & Land iii. 141/2 In 1967 the cruiser-destroyer rocket ship group provided preparatory bombardment for amphibious landings.

2. Esp. Science Fiction. A spaceship powered by rockets.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > [noun]

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1925 N.Y. Times 22 Nov. ix. 4/1 What if..large passenger-carrying rocket-ships could be launched into the void beyond the zone of the earth's downward pull?

1936 Forum & Century July 38/2 But the question of whether rocket ships will ever reach the planets can be even approximately answered only when intensive research has been carried on over many years.

1940 Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 37/1 Could he dare slide down that glass-smooth slipway when any second a rocketship in all the fury and power of irresistible motion could come smashing up toward the sky?

1950 P. Anderson in Planet Stories Fall 73/2 None of them had ever built a rocketship, had ever seen one in action even. It was centuries obsolete in Galactic civilization. But gravity drives were out of the question.

1955 ‘M. Leinster’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Sept. 131 There was a warning-bell in the shack, and when a rocketship from Lunar City got above the horizon and could send a tight beam, the gong clanged loudly.

1981 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 1 The American space shuttle landed on a dry lake bed in California's Mojave Desert yesterday to complete the maiden flight of the first re-usable rocketship.

1993 Wired Dec. 18/2 For a brief moment I realized I would soon fly to distant stars on big rocket ships and drive a hover craft.

2009 J. Meno Great Perhaps 248 The rocket ship had been sent from the dastardly Planet X.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rocket ship
释义	rocket shipn. Brit. /ˈrɒkɪt ʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈrɑkət ˌʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rocket n.⁵, ship n.¹ Etymology: < rocket n.⁵ + ship n.¹ 1. A warship armed with rockets. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > gunboat > ship armed with rockets rocket ship1809 1809 J. P. Wrangle Jrnl. in Mariner's Mirror (1975) 61 183 The Galqo, sloop of war, was fitted out as a Rocket Ship. 1859 W. James Naval Hist. Great Brit. VI. 190 At about 3 p.m. the four bomb-vessels and rocket-ship weighed, and stood further in; the latter, to give effect to her rockets, much nearer than the others. 1951 W. Ley Rockets, Missiles & Space Trav. p. viii (caption) One of the Navy's ‘rocket ships’ bombarding Peleliu Island on the same morning that was D-Day in Europe. 1994 E. J. Marolda By Sea, Air, & Land iii. 141/2 In 1967 the cruiser-destroyer rocket ship group provided preparatory bombardment for amphibious landings. 2. Esp. Science Fiction. A spaceship powered by rockets. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > [noun] astronaut1880 spaceship1880 liner1905 space flyer1911 rocket ship1925 space vehicle1928 spacecraft1929 ship1930 spacer1942 1925 N.Y. Times 22 Nov. ix. 4/1 What if..large passenger-carrying rocket-ships could be launched into the void beyond the zone of the earth's downward pull? 1936 Forum & Century July 38/2 But the question of whether rocket ships will ever reach the planets can be even approximately answered only when intensive research has been carried on over many years. 1940 Astounding Sci.-Fiction Oct. 37/1 Could he dare slide down that glass-smooth slipway when any second a rocketship in all the fury and power of irresistible motion could come smashing up toward the sky? 1950 P. Anderson in Planet Stories Fall 73/2 None of them had ever built a rocketship, had ever seen one in action even. It was centuries obsolete in Galactic civilization. But gravity drives were out of the question. 1955 ‘M. Leinster’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Sept. 131 There was a warning-bell in the shack, and when a rocketship from Lunar City got above the horizon and could send a tight beam, the gong clanged loudly. 1981 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 1 The American space shuttle landed on a dry lake bed in California's Mojave Desert yesterday to complete the maiden flight of the first re-usable rocketship. 1993 Wired Dec. 18/2 For a brief moment I realized I would soon fly to distant stars on big rocket ships and drive a hover craft. 2009 J. Meno Great Perhaps 248 The rocket ship had been sent from the dastardly Planet X. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1809
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