rocketeeringn.

Brit.

/ˌrɒkᵻˈtɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌrɑkəˈtɪrɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rocketeer n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rocketeer n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier rocketing n. and rocketry n.

The activities of a rocketeer (rocketeer n. 3); = rocketry n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > use or science of rockets > [noun]

rocketry1875

rocketeering1932

1932 D. Lasser Conquest of Space vii. 116 The support of a financier of world-wide experience, and of men of science..comes as a revelation to those who viewed the field of ‘rocketeering’ as a visionary dream.

1938 Forum Feb. 96/2 Rocketeering may, in some distant future, take us to the moon or elsewhere in space.

1957 Sci. News Let. 19 Oct. 245/1 The Russians credit a pair of scientists..with contributing heavily to the early rocketeering.

1995 Independent on Sunday 25 June (Review Suppl.) 48/2 Rocketeering's growing popularity today is probably attributable to the US space programme.

2008 Def. & Aerospace Business (Nexis) 17 Dec. 87 The rocketeering challenge will be held April 15–20, 2009.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rocketeering
释义	rocketeeringn. Brit. /ˌrɒkᵻˈtɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌrɑkəˈtɪrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rocketeer n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rocketeer n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier rocketing n. and rocketry n. The activities of a rocketeer (rocketeer n. 3); = rocketry n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > use or science of rockets > [noun] rocketry1875 rocketeering1932 1932 D. Lasser Conquest of Space vii. 116 The support of a financier of world-wide experience, and of men of science..comes as a revelation to those who viewed the field of ‘rocketeering’ as a visionary dream. 1938 Forum Feb. 96/2 Rocketeering may, in some distant future, take us to the moon or elsewhere in space. 1957 Sci. News Let. 19 Oct. 245/1 The Russians credit a pair of scientists..with contributing heavily to the early rocketeering. 1995 Independent on Sunday 25 June (Review Suppl.) 48/2 Rocketeering's growing popularity today is probably attributable to the US space programme. 2008 Def. & Aerospace Business (Nexis) 17 Dec. 87 The rocketeering challenge will be held April 15–20, 2009. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1932
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