Definition of
Skyrocket
- (noun, artifact) sends a firework display high into the sky
- (noun, communication) propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
- (verb, motion) shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
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Synonyms of Skyrocket
Alternate forms of Skyrocket
Derivations: skyrocket
Hypernyms: arise, come up, firework, go up, lift, move up, pyrotechnic, rise, uprise, visual signal
Origin of the word Skyrocket
- 1688, from sky + rocket. The verb, in the fig. sense of "to rise abruptly and rapidly," is attested from 1895. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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