rocket-propelled (C1)
adjective
Definition
rocket-propelled means propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as rocket-propelled.
A rocket-propelled tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became rocket-propelled after the announcement.
How to Use rocket-propelled
- rocket-propelled + noun (collocation)
- Use rocket-propelled before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a rocket-propelled reaction."
- become rocket-propelled (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became rocket-propelled near the end."
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