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- US Pronunciation
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- [rok-oon, ro-koon]
- /ˈrɒk un, rɒˈkun/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rok-oon, ro-koon]
- /ˈrɒk un, rɒˈkun/
Definitions of rockoon word
- noun rockoon a rocket launched from a balloon at a high altitude. 1
- noun rockoon a rocket carrying scientific equipment for studying the upper atmosphere, fired from a balloon at high altitude 0
- noun rockoon a high-altitude sounding system in which a rocket is launched upward from a balloon that has reached its maximum altitude 0
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Origin of rockoon
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; rock(et1) + (ball)oon
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Parts of speech for Rockoon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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rockoon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
rockoon usage trend in Literature
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