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Methalox spacecraft propulsion system
Prometheus rocket engine is an ongoing European Space Agency (ESA) development effort begun in 2017 to create a reusable methane-fueled rocket engine
Prometheus_(rocket_engine)
Orbital recoverable launch vehicle of the European company ArianeGroup
Prometheus methane-fueled rocket engine development project. ArianeGroup plans to use Prometheus first on the smaller, partially reusable Maia rocket
Ariane_Next
European Space Agency programme to develop a prototype reusable rocket first stage
European launch vehicles. Themis will be powered by the ESA's Prometheus rocket engine. Eventually, lessons learned with Themis's development will pave
Themis_programme
French orbital reusable rocket of the company MaiaSpace
two-stage rocket, it will consist of a first stage with three Prometheus engines as well as a re-ignitable second stage with a single Prometheus engine. An
Maia_(rocket)
Topics referred to by the same term
moon of Saturn Prometheus (volcano), a volcano on Io 1809 Prometheus, an asteroid Prometheus (rocket engine), a reusable rocket engine under development
Prometheus_(disambiguation)
Liquid fueled rocket engine
Attitude Vernier Upper Module (AVUM) Prometheus (rocket engine) Liquid rocket Vega (rocket) RD-0146 Aeon 1 TQ-11 "MR10 Engine". Avio. Retrieved 24 March 2021
M10_(rocket_engine)
European aerospace company
earlier demonstration projects and would use the larger reusable Prometheus rocket engine. The Themis prototype was to be built by Paris prototyping company
ArianeGroup
Non-airbreathing engine used to propel a missile or vehicle
A rocket engine, also known as a rocket motor, is a reaction engine, producing thrust in accordance with Newton's third law by ejecting reaction mass
Rocket_engine
European Space Agency rocket development projects
the Vinci rocket engine used on Ariane 6 since 2024, the future uncrewed reusable space plane Space Rider, the Prometheus reusable rocket engine, and the
Future Launchers Preparatory Programme
Future_Launchers_Preparatory_Programme
Liquid form of rocket propellants
Many factors go into choosing a propellant for a liquid-propellant rocket engine. The primary factors include ease of operation, cost, hazards/environment
Liquid_rocket_propellant
NASA nuclear electric propulsion project 2003–2006
Prometheus Project (1969) Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster – Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion NERVA – US Nuclear thermal rocket engine
Project_Prometheus
Launch vehicles developed by Astra
electric-pump-fed rocket engines, and a mass simulator meant to occupy the place of a second stage. Rocket 2 was a prototype similar to Rocket 1. Rocket 3 was a launch
Astra_Rocket
Electrothermal thruster in development
thruster Project Prometheus Safe Affordable Fission Engine Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power TOPAZ nuclear reactor Ad Astra Rocket Company. "VASIMR"
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket
US Nuclear thermal rocket engine project (1956–1973)
The Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA; /ˈnɜːrvə/) was an American nuclear thermal rocket engine development program that ran for roughly
NERVA
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
Rover Nuclear Rocket Engine Program: Final Report - NASA 1991 Project Prometheus: Beyond the Moon and Mars RD-0410 USSR's nuclear rocket engine This article
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Family of rocket stages which can be used as a space tug
rocket. Earlier Common Centaurs were propelled by the RL10-A-4-2 version of the RL-10. Since 2014, Common Centaur has flown with the RL10-C-1 engine,
Centaur_(rocket_stage)
Reusable rocket demonstrator
reusable VTVL demonstrator propelled by a small 40 kN Japanese LOX-LH2 rocket engine. It is being developed jointly by the French (CNES), German (DLR), and
CALLISTO
programme to develop a prototype reusable rocket first stage using the Prometheus rocket engine. A similar project called CALLISTO is being independently developed
List of European Space Agency programmes and missions
List_of_European_Space_Agency_programmes_and_missions
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
A nuclear electric rocket (more properly nuclear electric propulsion) is a type of spacecraft propulsion system where thermal energy from a nuclear reactor
Nuclear_electric_rocket
U.S. Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
nuclear engine. With the next phase's Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA), NASA and AEC sought to develop a nuclear thermal rocket for "both
Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations
Demonstration_Rocket_for_Agile_Cislunar_Operations
Nuclear power to propel a vehicle
with nuclear thermal and nuclear electric engines which could be more efficient than conventional rocket engines. The idea of using nuclear material for
Nuclear_propulsion
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure
Steam_engine
European space launch vehicle
the second uses the Vinci engine, designed specifically for this rocket. The Ariane 62 variant uses two P120C solid rocket boosters, while Ariane 64 uses
Ariane_6
Space exploration using nuclear energy
nuclear systems, which later came to be known as Project Prometheus. A major part of the Prometheus Project was to develop the Stirling Radioisotope Generator
Nuclear_power_in_space
American aerospace and AI company
SpaceX Rocket Development and Test Facility in McGregor, Texas, is used for rocket engine development and testing. Every SpaceX rocket engine and thruster
SpaceX
Theoretical antimatter powered spacecraft
for the ship's main components. Project Prometheus Project Longshot "Valkyrie Antimatter Starship". Atomic Rockets: Nearlight Starships. 24 August 2022.
Project_Valkyrie
Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion
(2009). New dawn of electric rocket. Next-Generation Thruster Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Search engine for a large archive of technical
Magnetoplasmadynamic_thruster
American rocket fuel scientist (1921–2004)
with Ashley Stroupe, PhD. Rocket Girl: The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist, Prometheus Books, 2013, ISBN 1616147393
Mary_Sherman_Morgan
Aircraft configuration in which the fuselage produces significant lift
February 2015, launched by a Vega rocket. Orbital Sciences proposed a commercial lifting-body spaceplane in 2010. The Prometheus is more fully described below
Lifting_body
Hypersonic research plane
autonomous pilotless craft powered by a "Fastrac" liquid-propellant rocket engine, capable of reaching Mach 8 and performing 25 test flights per year
Orbital_Sciences_X-34
Spacecraft capable of aerodynamic flight in atmosphere
Vehicle (OV) with three clustered Rocketdyne RS-25 main engines, a pair of recoverable solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and the expendable external tank (ET)
Spaceplane
Canceled NASA orbiter mission to Jupiter's icy moons
billion for NASA". Space News. Wikimedia Commons has media related to JIMO. Project Prometheus final report (2005) Project Prometheus webpage at NASA
Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Orbiter
History of a space corporation
was in charge of developing rocket engines, propellant tanks and plumbing; Thompson was in charge of making the rocket's body and couplings. Hans Koenigsmann
History_of_SpaceX
Proposed sub-orbital bomber
rail track by a large rocket-powered sled to about 1,930 km/h (1,200 mph). Once airborne, it was to fire its own rocket engine and continue to climb to
Silbervogel
Two-stage, air-launched rocket by Virgin Orbit
of the rocket in 2017. It was further announced in December 2015 that the revised LauncherOne would utilize the larger NewtonThree rocket engine on the
LauncherOne
Motor vehicle
seats, and is featured prominently on the engine cover. In total, the Intrigue 442 features 9 Tilted Rocket logos (11 if the standard bumper badge and
Oldsmobile_Intrigue
Former suborbital spaceplane for space tourism
before being released to fly on into the upper atmosphere powered by its rocket engine. It then glided back to Earth and performed a conventional runway landing
SpaceShipTwo
Launches of Rocket Lab launch vehicle
operated by Rocket Lab. The rocket has been launched to orbit 81 times with 77 successes and four failures. A suborbital version of the rocket, HASTE, has
List_of_Electron_launches
2007 suborbital spaceplane concept
turbofan jet engines for the atmospheric phase and a methane-oxygen rocket engine for the space tourism phase. It can carry a pilot and four passengers
Airbus Defence and Space Spaceplane
Airbus_Defence_and_Space_Spaceplane
American businessman (born 1964)
Plucks Apollo Rocket Engines from Atlantic". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019. "Apollo F-1 Engine Preview |
Jeff_Bezos
Liquid rocket fuel
Mercury-Redstone Project, p. 2-2. Rocket Girl: The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist. Prometheus Books. July 2013. Retrieved
Hydyne
vehicle. Launched by a Vulcan Centaur rocket. HOTOL UK SSTO Utility 1988 Project 0 Airbreathing rocket engine. Interim HOTOL UK Air launch Utility 1991
List_of_spaceplanes
Australian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1984)
songwriters in 2004. After being signed to Sydney based independent record label Engine Room Recordings, they received funding to travel the world to write and
Jessica_Origliasso
Method used by an aircraft to depart and return to the ground
as helicopters and Harrier jump jets can take off and land vertically. Rockets also usually take off vertically, but some designs can land horizontally
Takeoff_and_landing
Indian reusable rocket programme
engine. The rocket flew for 7 seconds, achieved Mach number 6 + 0.5 and dynamic pressure 80 + 35 kPa. On 28 August 2016, ISRO tested scramjet engine with
RLV Technology Demonstration Programme
RLV_Technology_Demonstration_Programme
US DoD space access program
in formation to study short-timescale dynamics in the ionosphere. The Prometheus 2A and 2B cubesats have been built by In-Space Missions for the UK Ministry
Space_Test_Program
American aerospace company
2014). "Antares rocket on ISS resupply mission explodes seconds after launch". the Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2015. "Russian Rocket Engine Deliveries to
Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
Rocket launch complex on Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S.
first stage engine. As a result, LP-0A and surrounding facilities would require moderate renovations in order to support the upgraded rocket's larger first
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0
Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport_Launch_Pad_0
December 2019. "PROMETHEUS 1-1". N2YO.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019. "PROMETHEUS 1-2". N2YO.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019. "PROMETHEUS 1-3". N2YO.com
2013_in_spaceflight
French-German tank
enhanced situational awareness. It was also fitted with a mock-up of the Prometheus active protection system and features a AI-enabled “SAFE” fire control
EMBT
Cancelled 2005–2010 NASA human spaceflight program
by four RL-10 rocket engines, which are also those used in the Centaur upper stage of the Atlas V rocket. Unlike the current RL-10 engines in use, these
Constellation_program
Australian singer-songwriter (born 1984)
20 July 2012. Brandle, Lars (2009). "Twin Peaks". Billboard. Vol. 121. Prometheus Global Media. p. 36. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved
Lisa_Origliasso
Vehicle that uses hydrogen fuel for motive power
velocity compared to kerosene/LOX or UDMH/NTO engines. According to the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, a rocket with higher exhaust velocity uses less propellant
Hydrogen_vehicle
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
as a "lifeboat" on the return journey. Apollo used the Saturn family of rockets as launch vehicles, which were also used for an Apollo Applications Program
Apollo_program
Type of spacecraft plasma propulsion system
ion thruster, used in spacecraft propulsion. It is a plasma propulsion engine using perpendicular electric and magnetic fields to accelerate a propellant
Pulsed_inductive_thruster
Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
knowledge of rockets or technical writing, Kaysing was hired as a senior technical writer in 1956 by Rocketdyne, the company that built the F-1 engines used on
Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
Proposed human Mars program by SpaceX
day. The rocket consists of a Super Heavy first-stage booster and a Starship second-stage spacecraft, powered by Raptor and Raptor Vacuum engines. Both stages
SpaceX Mars colonization program
SpaceX_Mars_colonization_program
2012 video game
hopes that it could make Earth habitable again. Kal is approached by Prometheus, who tells Kal that the Volterites had discovered the location of more
N.O.V.A._3
Mobile surface-to-air missile air defense
Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment, Dmitrov 3 battalions of the 606th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment, Elektrostal 2 battalions of the 93rd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment
S-400_missile_system
Market dynamics in satellite launch industry
development for a new reusable engine aimed to be manufactured at one-tenth the cost of the Ariane 5's first-stage engine, Prometheus. As of January 2018[update]
Space launch market competition
Space_launch_market_competition
US reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane
hybrid rocket engine design was dropped in favor of a cluster of Orbitec's Vortex engines. The new unit would be a pressure-fed three-mode engine. At low-
Dream_Chaser
American physicist and aerospace engineer (born 1949)
to research the Prometheus space nuclear program has also been put on hold, although Griffin has said he is anxious to pursue Prometheus after the earlier-priority
Michael_D._Griffin
Reusable robotic spaceplane used by US military since 2010
2006; its first orbital mission was launched in April 2010 on an Atlas V rocket, and returned to Earth in December 2010. Subsequent flights gradually extended
Boeing_X-37
Chinese reusable robotic spaceplane
vehicle's black reentry heat shielding, indicating a reusable design, and its engine assembly. The first sub-orbital flight of the Shenlong reportedly took place
Shenlong_(spacecraft)
Cancelled American spacecraft
upper-stage rocket engine (see XCOR/ULA liquid-hydrogen, upper-stage engine development project). The Lynx 5K18 effort to develop a new aluminum alloy engine nozzle
XCOR_Lynx
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
p. 127. ISBN 978-0-915463-73-2. Landes, David S. (1969). The Unbound Prometheus. technological change and industrial development in Western Europe from
Industrial_Revolution
1952 British film
hindered the story line. Ridgefield's plan for his new jet fighter, "Prometheus", has placed the company in jeopardy. The problems faced by the new jet
The_Sound_Barrier
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
(Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) Nuclear propulsion Nuclear salt-water rocket Peaceful nuclear explosion Project Pluto Project Prometheus Project
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
1870–1914 electrical and chemical era
but David Landes' use of the term in a 1966 essay and in The Unbound Prometheus (1972) standardized scholarly definitions of the term, which was most
Second_Industrial_Revolution
Suborbital space plane design
Rocketplane Kistler. The vehicle was to be powered by two jet engines and a rocket engine, intended to enable it to reach suborbital space. The XP would
Rocketplane_XP
was released on May 4, 2010. It saw the release of the popular singles "Rocket Skates", "You've Seen the Butcher" and "Diamond Eyes". In November 2012
Deftones_discography
Twin NASA flyby missions to Mars (1969–1970)
using the Atlas-Centaur AC-20 rocket, while Mariner 7 lifted off from LC-36A on March 27, using the Atlas-Centaur AC-19 rocket. The boost phase for both spacecraft
Mariner_6_and_7
International inducement prize for innovation toward space access
"Team Prometheus - Advocates of the New Space Frontier". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2014. "Team Prometheus - Upcoming
N-Prize
accident, the Antares rocket returned to flight on 17 October with its upgraded 230 version featuring the Russian RD-181 engine. After many failed attempts
2016_in_spaceflight
Airport in Cornwall, England
being released by its carrier aircraft, the LauncherOne rocket suffered an upper stage engine anomaly at approximately 180 km (112 miles) altitude on
Newquay_Airport
American television series, 2017 to 2020
Adventures' Preschooler Program (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 17, 2018. Goldman, Eric (October 17,
Marvel_Super_Hero_Adventures
NASA space mission to Jupiter and Europa
6-to-8-hour Jupiter orbit insertion burn. The spacecraft has a total of 24 rocket engines rated at 27.5 N (6.2 lbf) thrust for attitude control and propulsion
Europa_Clipper
NASA cancelled spaceplane project
proposed an HL-20 derivative for the second round of CCDev funding, the Prometheus spacecraft. Both vehicles were proposed to launch unfaired atop a human-rated
HL-20_Personnel_Launch_System
Reconnaissance mission of the main belt asteroid 16 Psyche
panels is transmitted to an electric, rather than chemically powered, rocket engine. The thruster is nominally rated at 4.5 kW operating power, but it will
Psyche_(spacecraft)
US program to develop a hypersonic weapon
acknowledged program—although this would have been launched vertically on a rocket and then glided back to Earth, as the Space Shuttle did, rather than taking
DARPA_Falcon_Project
Manned Spacecraft sub-system
Design Institute. Reusable launch stage weighs 198 tons using dual rocket and ramjet engine for Mach 5+ launch speed. 132-ton orbiter. Mini space shuttle,
China's_spaceplane_program
1995 video game
in the same stage. The six different suit types are the Nitro, Havoc, Prometheus, Spider, Ballistic and Drache. Each unit is equipped with a backpack mount
Metal_Warriors
Methods to prevent destructive asteroid hits
calculates deflections using existing chemical rockets delivered to the asteroid. Such direct force rocket engines are typically proposed to use highly-efficient
Asteroid_impact_avoidance
Flight faster than Mach 5 below 90 km
Venus Aerospace Stargazer hypersonic airliner with rotating detonation rocket engine POLARIS Raumflugzeuge GmbH is developing and testing a hypersonic spaceplane
Hypersonic_flight
Concept for a crewed single-stage reusable spaceplane
vehicle that can take off from conventional airfields. Its liquid air cycle engine would collect air in the atmosphere on the way up, liquefy it, separate
Avatar_(spacecraft)
NASA spacecraft (2006–present)
Horizons was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station by an Atlas V rocket directly into an Earth-and-solar escape trajectory with a speed of about
New_Horizons
Period of social and economic change from agrarian to industrial society
comparative analysis, UCL Press:London. Landes, David. S. (1969). The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from
Industrialisation
Japanese satellite
payload on the first launch of the H3 rocket in March 2023. A failure of the second stage engine to ignite led to the rocket along with its payload ALOS-3 being
ALOS-3
Video editing application by Blackmagic Design
redesigned user interface, Apple ProRes support, and support for the RED Rocket digital video decoder boards manufactured by Red Digital Cinema. The pricing
DaVinci_Resolve
Proposed spacecraft
all-rocket, vertical take-off, horizontal-landing SSTO design. Their reference design used the proposed but unbuilt Russian RD-704 tri-propellant engines
HL-42_(spacecraft)
SABRE or Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine is an example of a Rocket-Jet hybrid hypersonic air-breathing rocket engine. Bone china – Josiah Spode Ironstone
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Head of the US independent space agency
effort to develop a million pound force (4.4 MN) thrust, single-chamber rocket engine from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Advanced
Administrator_of_NASA
2010 video game
named Nightingale, who knows the identity of an Axis informer, code-named Prometheus. Sheridan then reminisces to 1943 when he was a major during the Allied
R.U.S.E.
Cancelled lunar orbital space station
through the effort a plan emerged to launch them together on a commercial rocket. Subsequent elements were to be launched on Space Launch System (SLS) missions
Lunar_Gateway
2016 action role-playing game
relationship with Kevin Kaslana. PROMETHEUS (普罗米修斯; Pǔluómǐxiūsī) Voiced by: Hanser (Chinese); Kana Asumi (Japanese) PROMETHEUS is a Previous Era super AI created
Honkai_Impact_3rd
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
the Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP) include the Prometheus reusable engine technology demonstrator, Phoebus (an upgraded second stage for
European_Space_Agency
successful orbital launch, while SpaceX's Starship – the world's largest rocket – launched two times during its development stage: IFT-1 and IFT-2. In terms
2023_in_spaceflight
Mission to Saturn (1997–2017)
Titan IVB/Centaur rocket. The complete launcher was made up of a two-stage Titan IV booster rocket, two strap-on solid rocket engines, the Centaur upper
Cassini–Huygens
Crash: What They Don't Want You to Know (First ed.). Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-57392-127-5. Peebles, Curtis (1994). Watch the Skies
UFO reports and disinformation
UFO_reports_and_disinformation
Australian band
1979 from leukaemia and was replaced by John Taylor (ex-Soap, Llama, Hot Rocket and Uncle Bob's Band). They were soon joined by Andrew Callender on guitar
Little_Heroes_(band)
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
Male
German
Low German form of Old High German Ricohard, RICKERT means "powerful ruler."
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rock 2.
Surname or Lastname
German (also Rücker)
German (also Rücker) : nickname from Middle High German rucken ‘to move or draw’.North German : nickname from Middle Low German rucker ‘thief’, ‘greedy or acquisitive person’.German : from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Rudiger.English : variant of Rocker.
Boy/Male
British, English, Jamaican
From the Rock Meadow; Rocky Field
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs, from an agent derivative of Middle English rok ‘distaff’ (see Rock).German : from a Germanic personal name based on hrÅd ‘renown’.habitational name from a farm named Rokken in Pustertal, south Tyrol (Italy).German (Röcker) : from a topographic name or a place name Röcke (formerly Roke) near Bückeburg, Lower Saxony.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, German, Italian
Dweller by the Rock; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Boy/Male
French, German, Hebrew, Italian
Rest; Rock
Boy/Male
French
Rock.
Male
Greek
(Î ÏομηθεÏÏ‚) Greek name derived from the word promethes, PROMÊTHEUS means "foresight." In mythology, this is the name of the Titan who was punished by Zeus for stealing fire to give to mankind.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Son of Prometheus.
Boy/Male
Greek
Gave fire to man.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon and Somerset)
English (Devon and Somerset) : from a diminutive of Cocke.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ricky, RICKEY means "powerful ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rock.German (Röcke) : variant of Rock 4.
Boy/Male
English American
Rock.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican
Rock; Form of Rockne; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
Boy/Male
French
Rock.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rocker.
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Heaven
Boy/Male
English
From the red ford.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gavaskar | காவஸà¯à®•à®°Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Japanese
Righteous; well governed.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Wonder
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Chaggay, CHAGGAI means "festive."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Filled with Enthusiasm
Boy/Male
Indian
Fresh, Dear, Rare, Pinnacle
Female
English
Pet form of English Rebecka, BECKY means "ensnarer."
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
PROMETHEUS ROCKET-ENGINE
v. i.
To play at cricket.
n.
A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.
n.
A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.
n.
The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.
imp. & p. p.
of Rocket
v. t.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
n.
A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.
n.
One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.
n.
Crockets. See Crocket.
v. i.
To make a confused noise or racket.
v. t.
To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
a.
Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See Prometheus.
a.
Affected with rickets.
n.
An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display.
v. t.
To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the change.
n.
A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.
v. t.
To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial.
n.
Rocket larkspur. See below.