rockaire

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noun

An aeroplane-launched sounding rocket.

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Meanings

nounrockaire (plural rockaires)

plural rockaires · alternative rockair

  1. An air-launched rocket.
    1. datedaeronauticsAn aeroplane-launched sounding rocket.
    2. datedspace flightaeronauticsAn airplane-launched space rocket.

Origin

Blend of rocket + aire.

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APA

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

MLA

“rockaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockaire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rockaire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockaire.

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