Rocket vs. Satellite

Rocket vs. Satellite — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Rocket and Satellite

Rocketnoun

A rocket engine.

Satellitenoun

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.

The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite.

Rocketnoun

(military) A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.

Satellitenoun

A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.

Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.

Rocketnoun

A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.

Satellitenoun

A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.

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Rocketnoun

A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket

Satellitenoun

An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.

Rocketnoun

(slang) An ace (the playing card).

Satellitenoun

Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology.

Do you have satellite at your house?

Rocketnoun

An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.

Satellitenoun

(grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".

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Rocketnoun

A blunt lance head used in jousting.

Satellitenoun

man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

Rocketnoun

(figurative) Something that shoots high in the air.

Satellitenoun

a person who follows or serves another

Rocketnoun

The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.

Satellitenoun

any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

Rocketnoun

rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis)

Satelliteverb

broadcast or disseminate via satellite

Rocketverb

To accelerate swiftly and powerfully

Satelliteadjective

surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power;

a city and its satellite communities

Rocketverb

To fly vertically

Rocketverb

To rise or soar rapidly

Rocketverb

To carry something in a rocket

Rocketverb

To attack something with rockets

Rocketnoun

any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine

Rocketnoun

a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

Rocketnoun

erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

Rocketnoun

propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

Rocketnoun

sends a firework display high into the sky

Rocketverb

shoot up abruptly, like a rocket;

prices skyrocketed

Rocketverb

propel with a rocket