rockoonn.

Brit.

/rɒˈkuːn/, U.S.

/rɑˈkun/

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

Etymology: < rock- (in rocket n.⁵) + -oon (in balloon n.).

Meteorology. Now chiefly historical.

An exploratory rocket carried by balloon to the upper atmosphere where it is fired, so as to achieve a greater height than a ground-launched rocket.

ΘΚΠ

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

rocket1919

moon rocket1921

space rocket1928

space gun1929

step rocket1932

ion rocket1936

photon rocket1949

rockoon1953

space launcher1955

launcher1958

cosmic rocket1959

ullage rocket1961

1953 Sci. News Let. 8 Aug. 89/2 The balloon-rocket technique, commonly referred to as Balloon Assisted Take-Off or Rockoon, was developed by Dr. James A. Van Allen, head of the State University of Iowa physics department.

1959 New Scientist 20 Aug. 244/2 Analysis of magnetic measurements by balloon-borne rockets (rockoons)..has revealed a second ‘electrojet’ current..around the Earth.

1963 A. MacLean Ice Station Zebra iv. 59 Drift Stations habitually carried rockets..and radio-sondes and rockoons. The sondes were radio-carrying balloons..: the rockoons, radio rockets fired from balloons.

2008 Nature 31 Jan. 523/3 He [sc. J. Van Allen] initially flew his instruments on weather balloons..and eventualy launched small rockets from navy balloons to reach even higher; he christened these ‘rockoons’.

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

单词	rockoon
释义	rockoonn. Brit. /rɒˈkuːn/, U.S. /rɑˈkun/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rocket n.⁵, balloon n. Etymology: < rock- (in rocket n.⁵) + -oon (in balloon n.). Meteorology. Now chiefly historical. An exploratory rocket carried by balloon to the upper atmosphere where it is fired, so as to achieve a greater height than a ground-launched rocket. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] rocket1919 moon rocket1921 space rocket1928 space gun1929 step rocket1932 ion rocket1936 photon rocket1949 rockoon1953 space launcher1955 launcher1958 cosmic rocket1959 ullage rocket1961 1953 Sci. News Let. 8 Aug. 89/2 The balloon-rocket technique, commonly referred to as Balloon Assisted Take-Off or Rockoon, was developed by Dr. James A. Van Allen, head of the State University of Iowa physics department. 1959 New Scientist 20 Aug. 244/2 Analysis of magnetic measurements by balloon-borne rockets (rockoons)..has revealed a second ‘electrojet’ current..around the Earth. 1963 A. MacLean Ice Station Zebra iv. 59 Drift Stations habitually carried rockets..and radio-sondes and rockoons. The sondes were radio-carrying balloons..: the rockoons, radio rockets fired from balloons. 2008 Nature 31 Jan. 523/3 He [sc. J. Van Allen] initially flew his instruments on weather balloons..and eventualy launched small rockets from navy balloons to reach even higher; he christened these ‘rockoons’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1953
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