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red rocket

red rocket noun: any of the red-painted electrical streetcars and subway trams operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada, especially the classic models used during the early and mid-20th century.

Noun

red rocket (plural red rockets)

  1. (Canada, slang) Any of the red-painted electrical streetcars and subway trams operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada, especially the classic models used during the early and mid-20th century.
    • Toronto's Red Rocket streetcars are renowned worldwide as a symbol of our city.1991, "Save the Red Rocket," (editorial) Toronto Star, 9 Sep., p. A14
  2. (US, slang) The erect penis of a canid.
    • For his showstopper he’d grab hold of your bumper and start humping it like a Labrador no longer able to contain his red rocket.2009, Christopher John Campion, Escape from Bellevue, page 36

Forms of red rocket

pluralred rockets

Questions about red rocket

What does red rocket mean?
Red rocket means any of the red-painted electrical streetcars and subway trams operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada, especially the classic models used during the early and mid-20th century.
What part of speech is red rocket?
Red rocket is a noun.
What is the plural of red rocket?
The plural of red rocket is red rockets.

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