# rockets

Pronunciation: say "ROK-its" US /ˈɹɑk.ɪts/, UK /ˈɹɒk.ɪts/

## Noun

1. Plural of rocket. — plural of rocket
   - Simple: Plural of rocket. Use this form when you mean more than one rocket.
   - _Engineers tracked the rockets as they climbed steeply into the clear sky._
   - _The display ended with bright rockets bursting above the harbor._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of rocket. — third-person singular simple present indicative of rocket
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of rocket. Use it with he, she, or it for something that rises very fast.
   - _Demand rockets each summer as tourists flood the coastal towns._
   - _The young striker rockets down the wing past two defenders._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/rockets (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).