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Ammunition incorporating rocket propulsion
A rocket-assisted projectile (RAP) is a cannon, howitzer, mortar, or recoilless rifle round incorporating a rocket motor for independent propulsion. This
Rocket-assisted_projectile
WW2 German heavy railway gun
components of the rocket-assisted projectile (left) and pre-rifled projectile (right) A complete 28 cm rocket-assisted projectile The guns were discovered
Krupp_K5
155 mm rocket-assisted projectile
The projectile has two distinctive pre-assembled components—the high-explosive (HE) warhead and the rocket motor, making it a form of rocket-assisted projectile
M549
Man-portable multi-role weapon system
High-explosive anti-tank – rocket-assisted projectile HEAT 551C RS: High-explosive anti-tank – rocket-assisted projectile, with reduced sensitivity (RS)
Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle
Carl_Gustaf_8.4_cm_recoilless_rifle
American 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
capabilities, including tactical nuclear projectiles, guided projectiles (Copperhead), rocket-assisted projectiles (RAP), family of scatterable mines (FASCAM)
M109_howitzer
American 155 mm high explosive howitzer projectile
fragmentation warhead, and improved lethality over the aging M549A1 HE Rocket Assisted Projectile, and will maintain an extended range capability to counter the
M795_projectile
Common type of artillery calibre
naval gun has the same, if not better, range. Only by using rocket-assisted projectiles (RAPs) can most 155 mm (6.1 in) guns have comparable range to
155_mm_caliber
Cancelled American artillery shell
prime contractor being BAE Systems. The LRLAP would have used a rocket-assisted projectile with fin glide trajectory. The warhead effectiveness was considered
Long Range Land Attack Projectile
Long_Range_Land_Attack_Projectile
Behavior of projectiles in flight
also deals with the trajectories of rocket-assisted gun-launched projectiles and gun-launched rockets and rockets that acquire all their trajectory velocity
External_ballistics
Towed field gun
M927 (HERA) – High Explosive Rocket Assisted projectile, range: 16.5 km (10.3 mi) M1064 (IR) – Infrared illuminating projectile, range: 19.5 km (12.1 mi)
M119_howitzer
American 155 mm base-bleed DPICM artillery projectile
as the rocket motor on a rocket-assisted projectile (RAP).[citation needed] The M864 projectile is not ballistically matched to any projectile currently
M864
Soviet 122-mm towed artillery
maximum range of 15.3 km (9.5 mi) or 21.9 km (13.6 mi) using rocket-assisted projectile ammunition. With its three-leg mounting, the D-30 can be rapidly
122_mm_howitzer_2A18_(D-30)
Method of increasing artillery range
shell to reduce base drag (but does not produce thrust, unlike rocket-assisted projectiles). Being percentage-based, the range extension is more useful
Base_bleed
Heavy mortar
120 mm rounds with a range of 8.2 km (5.1 mi) and the PRPA (RAP-Rocket Assisted Projectile) with a range of 13 km (8.1 mi). The weapon can be fired either
Mortier 120 mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1
Mortier_120_mm_Rayé_Tracté_Modèle_F1
Shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon
launcher MANPATS Panzerfaust 3 Rifle grenade Shoulder-fired missile Rocket-assisted projectile Peter E. Kaiser (2001). Jarold E. Brown (ed.). Historical dictionary
Rocket-propelled_grenade
Howitzer
sustained Range: 11,500 m (7.1 miles), 15,100 m (9.4 miles) with rocket-assisted projectile Brazil 19 El Salvador 24 Honduras 24 Jordan 50 Kurdistan 84 –
M102_howitzer
Type of light artillery gun
of motion Rocket-assisted projectile Rocket-propelled grenade List of rocket launchers "Changing the fight: Marine Corps fields new rocket system to infantry
Recoilless_rifle
203 mm Self-propelled artillery
approximately 16 mi (25 km) when firing standard projectiles, and up to 19 mi (30 km) when firing rocket-assisted projectiles. The M110 howitzer first entered service
M110_howitzer
British/American 155 mm towed artillery
guided artillery shell M1128 projectile – 155 mm base bleed artillery round XM1113 M549A1 – 155 mm rocket-assisted projectilePages displaying short descriptions
M777_howitzer
Soviet heavy self-propelled gun
3 mi), but this can be extended to 47.5 km (29.5 mi) by using a rocket-assisted projectile. One interesting feature of the Pion is the firing alarm. Because
2S7_Pion
Ukrainian 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
42 km (26 mi) with conventional shells and 60 km (37 mi) with rocket-assisted projectiles according to the manufacturer manuals. It can fire several types
2S22_Bohdana
Gun-howitzer
conventional shells the gun is capable of firing Type MP-152 rocket-assisted projectiles. In some cases a gun-shield is fitted but this is not universal
Type_66_howitzer
American 155 mm towed howitzer
also uses the M795 High Explosive round. Rocket-assisted projectile (RAP) A high-explosive rocket-assisted (HERA) M549 round with a greater range than
M198_howitzer
Soviet 152 mm self-propelled howitzer
HE-Frag projectiles, and of 4 BP-540 HEAT-FS projectiles). Much more powerful OF-29 HE-Frag projectiles and OF-38 Krasnopol laser-guided rocket-assisted projectiles
2S3_Akatsiya
Topics referred to by the same term
air picture Remote Application Platform, open source software Rocket-assisted projectile Route Access Protocol, an Internet protocol, see List of TCP and
RAP
Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
(14 mi) with conventional ammunition and 30 km (19 mi) with rocket-assisted projectiles. It features various improvements over the PCL-09, including
PCL-161
Shoulder-launched missile weapon
the 80 mm ACL-APX, a recoilless cannon with a rocket-assisted projectile, and the 89 mm LRAC F1 STRIM rocket launcher. The STRIM design was chosen as the
LRAC_F1
Class of rockets used as artillery
Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rockets as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire
Rocket_artillery
Recoilless antitank weapon
launcher is a recoilless rifle that fires a boost-after-launch rocket-assisted projectile. It consists of a long, reusable launch tube constructed of high
Breda_Folgore
Cancelled Raytheon 127mm naval round
Extended Range Guided Munition was a precision guided rocket-assisted 5-inch (127 mm) shell (projectile) development by Raytheon for the U.S. Navy. The program
Extended Range Guided Munition
Extended_Range_Guided_Munition
Howitzer
of separate loading NATO standard projectiles, including extended-range base bleed and rocket-assisted projectiles up to 40 km (25 mi). The howitzer has
Santa_Bárbara_Sistemas_155/52
Chinese 155mm self-propelled howitzer
laser-homing, satellite-guided, and top-attack projectiles. These guided shells are cheaper than the guided rockets in Pakistan's inventory. Finally, it can
PCL-181
Chinese 155 mm towed artillery
possesses a range of engagement of up to 40 km (25 mi) using rocket-assisted projectiles. The body of the system has forward stabilizers as well as spades
AH4_howitzer
Long-ranged guns for land warfare
the projectile responsible for a large proportion of the drag. Ramjet-assisted, similar to rocket-assisted, but using a ramjet instead of a rocket motor;
Artillery
Payload-carrying projectile
sometimes used. Two primary types exist: rocket-assisted projectiles (RAP), which generate additional thrust via a rocket motor built into the base, and base
Shell_(projectile)
U.S. Army smart munitions system
M1156E2/A1, compatible with newer XM1128 high explosive and XM1113 rocket-assisted projectiles to achieve 10 m (33 ft) accuracy at 30 and 40 km (19 and 25 mi)
M1156_precision_guidance_kit
Naval weapon type for launching small depth charges against submarines
550-pound (250 kg) projectile up to 3,800 yards (3,500 m). Due to the poor sonar conditions of the Baltic Sea, mortars, and rocket and missile launchers
Anti-submarine_rocket
British/German/Italian 155 mm towed howitzer
meant a shell with the same shape and dimensions as the US M549 rocket-assisted projectile. The standard HE shell (UK designation L15) is a thin wall design
FH70
Howitzer
concrete-piercing, hollow charge, smoke, discarding sabot. The RGr 19 rocket-assisted projectile used a special charge and could only be fired from howitzers fitted
15_cm_sFH_18
Soviet 152 mm towed howitzer
range HE using rocket assistance (RAP). The normal maximum range is 17.4 km, RAP being farther. Two direct-fire anti-tank projectiles have been used,
152_mm_gun-howitzer_D-20
German 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
round, 40 km with base bleed rounds, and 54 km with M2005 V-LAP rocket-assisted projectile. With Rheinmetall's ERC (Extender Range Charge, previously known
Panzerhaubitze_2000
Soviet 152 mm towed field gun
since the mid-20th century, with a range of 40 km (25 mi) with rocket-assisted projectiles (RAP), while its only outranged by the 203 mm (8.0 in) 2S7 Pion
2A36_Giatsint-B
Firearm firing gyroscopic rockets in the 1960s
method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Rather than inert bullets, Gyrojets fire small rockets called Microjets which have little recoil
Gyrojet
Weapon designed to fire large-caliber explosive, smoke, or gas projectiles
Flare gun Kampfpistole Nahverteidigungswaffe Recoilless rifle Rocket-assisted projectile Rocket-propelled grenade Pike (munition) Raufoss Mk 211 "Grenade
Grenade_launcher
Soviet 152 mm self-propelled gun
kilometers for rocket-assisted projectiles. In addition to high explosives, the gun can also fire HEAT, cluster, smoke and nuclear projectiles. Deploying
2S5_Giatsint-S
Navy RAO – Rear Area Operations RAP – Regimental Aid Post RAP – rocket-assisted projectile RAPI – Reactive Armour Protection RARDE – Royal Armament Research
Glossary of military abbreviations
Glossary_of_military_abbreviations
Ammunition manufacturer in the United States of America
propellants are used for military 60mm and 81mm mortar rounds, rocket-assisted projectiles, or dispersing non-lethal agents used for crowd control, marking
St._Marks_Powder
American 155 mm self-propelled artillery
double its range through the use of higher energy propellant and rocket-assisted projectiles, hitting targets over 37 miles (60 km) away. Using the same principles
M1299_howitzer
Concepts for launch into space
small motor on its projectile. Assist by non-rocket methods may compensate against the weight penalty of making an orbital rocket reusable. Though suborbital
Non-rocket_spacelaunch
Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
and was first commissioned in 2009 with a 122 mm gun-howitzer using projectiles with a range of 27 km (17 mi) and a firing rate of 6–8 rounds per minute
PCL-09
Unguided air-to-surface rocket
The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air-to-ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War. The "3 inch" designation
RP-3
Non-human use of projectiles
Although projectiles are commonly used in human conflict, projectile use by organisms other than humans is relatively rare. However, some organisms are
Projectile use by non-human organisms
Projectile_use_by_non-human_organisms
Heavy Mortar
seconds. The Dragon Fire II was incorporated into testing with the Counter Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (C-RAM) project while it was still undergoing engineering
2R2M_mortar
more than 8,600 towed and self-propelled artillery pieces, 5,500 multiple rocket launcher systems, and 7,500 mortars in service. In 2024, the IISS estimated
List of equipment of the Korean People's Army Ground Force
List_of_equipment_of_the_Korean_People's_Army_Ground_Force
Weapon systems usable by a single person
fires rocket-propelled or rocket-assisted projectiles (booster launched), it is generally called a man-portable or shoulder-launched/fired rocket launcher
Shoulder-fired_missile
Soviet heavy self-propelled mortar
mortar rounds and 1,500 rounds for the PKT machine gun, or 20 Rocket-assisted projectiles (RAP). These are placed in two automated drum-type magazines
2S4_Tyulpan
Additional explosive charge
H. Langweiler in 1939. Base bleed Caseless ammunition Gyrojet Rocket-assisted projectile Albert W. Horst, A Brief Journey Through the History of Gun Propulsion
Traveling_charge
Soviet anti-aircraft weapon
the Council of Ministers in June 1958 halted development of rocket-assisted projectiles for the KM-52 alongside all work on the gun. 100 mm air defense
152_mm_air_defense_gun_KM-52
Serbian defense company
artillery rocket for tactical battlefield support. Rocket Assisted/Base Bleed Projectile - The (HE RA/BB 155mm) projectile is a rocket-assisted base bleed
EDePro
Self-propelled artillery
Koksan can fire high-explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG), and rocket-assisted projectiles (RAP). It is also possible that the North Koreans have developed
M-1978_Koksan
Rocket-assisted improvised explosive device
(known officially as an improvised rocket-assisted mortar, improvised rocket-assisted munition, or IRAM) is a rocket-fired improvised explosive device
Lob_bomb
First rockets
with unrotated projectile unguided anti-aircraft rockets, and by 1940, the Germans had developed a surface-to-surface multiple rocket launcher, the Nebelwerfer
History_of_rockets
French 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
000 meters firing conventional rounds and 28,000 meters using Rocket Assisted Projectiles (RAPs). AuF1 "experimental": pre-production model tested by the
AMX-30_AuF1
Naval gun
no more effective than a 127 mm (5")/54 gun firing theorized Rocket Assisted Projectiles, which ultimately never materialized. The report recommended
8-inch/55-caliber_Mark_71_gun
enhanced multiphoton ionization Ring laser Ring laser gyroscope Rocket-assisted projectile Roketsan Cirit Ruby laser Rydberg ionization spectroscopy Rydberg
List_of_laser_articles
Gearing-class destroyer
the China Lake Naval Weapons Testing Center, and fired the new rocket-assisted projectile (RAP). Two days before the year was out, Agerholm sailed from
USS_Agerholm
Chinese anti-tank rocket launcher system
firing control system which can calculate and adjust for projectile drop before the rocket fires. The PLA began to search for a successor for the Type
PF-98
Weapon system designed for infantry use against tanks
personnel. One of the more common projectile types in MPAT-systems are rocket projectiles, commonly referred to as rocket-propelled grenades, a backronym
Man-portable anti-tank systems
Man-portable_anti-tank_systems
Payment Relational Associative Processor Reliable Acoustic Path Rocket-Assisted Projectile Rule against perpetuities RAPIDS – (a) Real-Time Automated Personnel
List_of_acronyms:_R
Overview of North Korea's role in the Iran–Iraq War
was made, possibly from older Soviet tubes. At the time, using rocket-assisted projectile, it had the longest range of any artillery piece in the world
North Korean support for Iran during the Iran–Iraq War
North_Korean_support_for_Iran_during_the_Iran–Iraq_War
Facility of the US Army Joint Munitions Command
Smart-Munitions Mines/Scatterable Mines Missile Assembly/Missile Warheads Rocket-assisted Projectiles Spider Grenades Demo Charges Detonators Salute Rounds Test Ranges
Iowa_Army_Ammunition_Plant
Vehicle propelled by ejection of gases
gunpowder projectilePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Katyusha rocket launcher – Soviet/Russian multiple launch rocket system Rocket-propelled
Rocket
Electromagnetic projectile launcher
to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict
Railgun
Soviet infantry fighting-vehicle series
2A28 Grom low pressure smoothbore semi-automatic gun firing rocket-assisted projectiles and the newly developed 9S428 anti tank wire guided missile (ATGM)
BMP_(vehicle)
Area where hot gas is expelled from a recoilless launcher during firing
cone-shaped area behind a rocket launcher, rocket-assisted takeoff unit or recoilless rifle, where hot gases are expelled when the rocket or rifle is discharged
Backblast_area
Proposed method for launching space vehicles
A rocket sled launch, also known as ground-based launch assist, catapult launch assist, and sky-ramp launch, is a proposed method for launching space vehicles
Rocket_sled_launch
Rocket-propelled by exhausted coolant of a gas-cooled nuclear reactor
Gas core reactor rockets are a conceptual type of rocket that is propelled by the exhausted coolant of a gaseous fission reactor. The nuclear fission
Gas_core_reactor_rocket
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered
Solid-propellant_rocket
Fortified structure
bunkers resulted in weapons such as tank-mounted spigot mortars, rocket-assisted projectiles, recoilless rifles, various types of demolition charge and earthquake
Casemate
Nazi ballistic missile series
(fin projectile). Both concepts were used by Walter Dornberger when he drafted a memo for presentation to Hitler regarding the "America rocket" on 31
Aggregat
Comics character
single blow. Rocket can also use kinetic energy to increase the force with which she hurls an object, turning it into a dangerous projectile. By releasing
Rocket_(DC_Comics)
Proposed spacelaunch method
A mass driver or electromagnetic catapult is a proposed method of non-rocket spacelaunch which would use a linear motor to accelerate and catapult payloads
Mass_driver
Heavy mortar
Industries Organization. It is a long-range mortar with range of 16 km with rocket-assisted munitions and can be used alongside tube artillery. To achieve this
Razm_Mortar
Early form of incendiary bomb or shell
was especially useful during night bombardments, as the burning projectile assisted in the aiming of the cannon. For the composition of the flammable
Carcass_(projectile)
Method of launching an object into outer space via a large gun or cannon
or larger system, a gravity assist trajectory might be available such that a carefully aimed escape velocity projectile would have its trajectory modified
Space_gun
Debate over the effectiveness of naval gunfire support
8"/55 was concluded to be no more effective than the 5"/54 with Rocket Assisted Projectiles. Program funding was terminated in 1978. In the 1980s, conventional
United States battleship retirement debate
United_States_battleship_retirement_debate
2023 deadly explosion in the Gaza Strip
behind the crater, were consistent with a rocket approaching from the southwest. CNN said that, if the projectile were an artillery munition, this could
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion
Al-Ahli_Arab_Hospital_explosion
Soviet recoilless gun
It fires fin-stabilized, rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by
SPG-9
Explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation
dual-charge weapon is an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation, assisting it to penetrate either reactive armour on an
Tandem-charge
Failed US Navy development program
Munition (BTERM) was a failed program to develop a precision guided rocket-assisted 127 mm (5-inch) artillery shell for the U.S. Navy. The program was
Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition
Ballistic_Trajectory_Extended_Range_Munition
American armored self-propelled artillery
penetrating projectiles. Considerable damage is caused to a large area while leaving behind only solid metal penetrators and inert rocket fragments from
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System
German World War II large-caliber artillery
These were ignited by the hot gases that propelled the projectile as it passed them. Solid-fuel rocket boosters were used instead of explosive charges because
V-3_cannon
Four-year officer training institution
and can fire a broader range of ammunition types including a Rocket Assisted Projectile which increases its range to 30 km. The US has already supplied
National Military Academy of Afghanistan
National_Military_Academy_of_Afghanistan
Military unit
of 1st Brigade operations during the conflict including RAP (Rocket Assisted Projectile) and DPICM (Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition). During
41st_Field_Artillery_Regiment
Ammunition type designed to penetrate armour
Armour-piercing ammunition Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval armour
Armour-piercing_ammunition
Non-airbreathing engine used to propel a missile or vehicle
availability of black powder to propel projectiles was a precursor to the development of the first solid rocket. Ninth-century Chinese Taoist alchemists
Rocket_engine
Munition for penetrating hardened or deeply buried targets
British Disney bomb (officially "4500 lb [2,000 kg] Concrete piercing/Rocket Assisted Bomb", also known as the "Crab") was a World War II device designed
Bunker_buster
Austrian academic
Replace Compositions Presently Being Used with Rocket Propellant Grains of 155mm HE RAP (Rocket Assisted Projectile). Defense Technical Information Center, 1975
Walter_Brenner
Nuclear artillery
The W79 Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile (AFAP), also known as XM753 (Atomic RA) or the Teeny Tiny Tacnuke, was an American nuclear artillery shell, capable
W79 Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile
W79_Artillery-Fired_Atomic_Projectile
Type of artillery missile
Congreve rocket was a type of rocket artillery designed by British inventor Sir William Congreve in 1808. The design was based upon the rockets deployed
Congreve_rocket
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that assists or is assisted.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rock.German (Röcke) : variant of Rock 4.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon and Somerset)
English (Devon and Somerset) : from a diminutive of Cocke.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Assisted, Victorious
Boy/Male
British, English, Jamaican
From the Rock Meadow; Rocky Field
Biblical
he that assists or is assisted
Boy/Male
English American
Rock.
Boy/Male
French, German, Hebrew, Italian
Rest; Rock
Biblical
he that assists or is assisted
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that assists or is assisted.
Boy/Male
French
Rock.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Girl/Female
Indian
Assisted, Victorious
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Rock Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rocker.
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
French
Rock.
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.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ricky, RICKEY means "powerful ruler."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican
Rock; Form of Rockne; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
Girl/Female
Tamil
Skandajit | ஸà¯à®•à®‚தாஜித
Girl/Female
Indian
Goddess Parvati, Goddess Durga
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Bullot, a metonymic occupational name for a scribe, from a diminutive of Old French bul(l)e ‘(lead) seal’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lighting up, One who lights lamps
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish
Church.
Girl/Female
Indian
Happy Eye
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Treasure of Excellence
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Parvathi Devi
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Very Intelligent
Boy/Male
Hindu
Distinguished
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
ROCKET ASSISTED-PROJECTILE
n.
One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.
n.
A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.
n.
Rocket larkspur. See below.
imp. & p. p.
of Assist
v. i.
To play at cricket.
v. t.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
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. i.
To make a confused noise or racket.
n.
A assister.
n.
Crockets. See Crocket.
v. t.
To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial.
a.
Affected with rickets.
v. t.
To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
v. t.
To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
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.
n.
A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.
imp. & p. p.
of Rocket