rocket

Example Sentences

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For instance, inertial navigation systems—used to calculate a position, orientation and speed of an object—were initially developed for rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their destination was Dubai’s Port of Jebel Ali, a major trading hub, but the jets, missiles and rockets crisscrossing Middle Eastern skies had diverted one ship to the Netherlands and another to Algeria.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the "community was unbelievable", as people opened their gardens and spare rooms for people to come and stay in as the hotel prices rocketed.

From BBC

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the ground test of an upgraded rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, marking another key step in its weapons programme.

From Barron's

Israel's famed Iron Dome system is the third tier and was originally designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.

From Barron's