Congreve rocket

noun

A kind of military rocket.

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Meanings

nounCongreve rocket (plural Congreve rockets)

plural Congreve rockets

  1. historicalA kind of military rocket.

Origin

After its inventor, Sir William Congreve.

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Congreve rocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Congreve%20rocket

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“Congreve rocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Congreve%20rocket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Congreve rocket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Congreve%20rocket.

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