Difference between Rocket and Projectile

What is the difference between Rocket and Projectile?

Rocket as a noun is a rocket engine. while Projectile as a noun is an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.

Rocket

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rocket engine. A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine. A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine. A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket An ace (the playing card). An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate. The leaf vegetable Eruca vesicaria ( arugula)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To accelerate swiftly and powerfully To fly vertically To rise or soar rapidly To carry something in a rocket To attack something with rockets

Example sentence: The thing I have discovered about working with personal finance is that the good news is that it is not rocket science. Personal finance is about 80 percent behavior. It is only about 20 percent head knowledge.

Projectile

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.any object propelled through space by the application of a force.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In the manner of something fired from a weapon.Designed to discharge projectiles towards its target.

We hope you now know whether to use Rocket or Projectile in your sentence.

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