Skyrocket
['skaɪrɒkɪt] or ['skaɪ'rɑkɪt]
Definition
(n.) A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.
Checked by Fern
Examples
- Laurie was equally impracticable, and would have had bonfires, skyrockets, and triumphal arches, if he had had his own way. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- They whizzed out on to the terrace like a couple of skyrockets, wild to see the Indians exhibit their tricks. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
Edited by Lelia