rocketry

noun

rock·​et·​ry ˈrä-kə-trē How to pronounce rocketry (audio)
: the study of, experimentation with, or use of rockets

Examples of rocketry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What made the prospect real in the 20th century was the advent of rocketry. Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020 In this new era of rocketry with commercial companies largely leading the way, Hale said the challenge is to ensure the space industry avoids being lulled into the same complacency that led to the Columbia disaster. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024 Ending an era in U.S. rocketry, United Launch Alliance fired off its 16th and final triple-core Delta 4 Heavy Tuesday, launching a classified spy satellite in the last hurrah of a storied family of rockets dating back to the dawn of the space age. William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024 Reimagining rocketry The space shuttle project was forged in the optimism of NASA’s Apollo program, which landed 12 astronauts on the surface of the moon and bested America’s Soviet rivals during the Cold War. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rocketry 

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Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rocketry was in 1930

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“Rocketry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocketry. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

rocketry

noun
rock·​et·​ry ˈräk-ə-trē How to pronounce rocketry (audio)
: the study of, experimenting with, or use of rockets
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