rockoon
UK/ɹɒˈkuːn/US/ɹɑˈkun/
rockoon noun: a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.
Noun
rockoon (plural rockoons)
Forms of rockoon
| plural | rockoons |
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Origin of rockoon
Blend of rocket + balloon.
Words that rhyme with rockoon
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- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
Questions about rockoon
- What does rockoon mean?
- Rockoon means a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.
- What part of speech is rockoon?
- Rockoon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rockoon?
- Rockoon is pronounced /ɹɒˈkuːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rockoon?
- The plural of rockoon is rockoons.
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