Entertainment / Bowling / Rocket: A ball thrown with extra speed; see also bb and bullet.
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Rocket Verb Synonyms: zoom, take off, sky-rocket, shoot up, climb, rise rapidly, soar, spiral upwards, go through the roof
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Technology / Rockets / Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR): CAR is the Canadian Association of Rocketry and it's essentially the Canadian version of the NAR and Tripoli Rocketry Association all rolled into one. MORE
Technology / Rockets / Solid Rocket Booster (SBR): Solid Rocket Boosters are boosters which are strapped onto the side of a rocket to assist in liftoff which then fall away from the rocket once the solid propellant has burned out. Examples of NASA roc MORE
Technology / Rockets / Composite rocket motor: A composite rocket motor is any rocket motor which doesn't use black powder as it's propellant. Often, they require hotter igniters to light and potent oxidizers to burn the fuel, but they offer highe MORE
Science / Weather / Rocketsonde: A type of radiosonde that is shot into the atmosphere by a rocket, allowing it to collect data during its parachute descent from a higher position in the atmosphere than a balloon could reach. MORE
Technology / Rockets / National Association of Rocketry (NAR): NAR is the National Association of Rocketry which is the organization which regulates the industry by setting standards for safety in the field as well as rules for competitions. They test and safety MORE
Entertainment / Photography / Sprocket Holes: Perforations on both edges of 35mm film, which engage with the teeth of the film transport mechanism. MORE