Definition

1. Noun:
   • Rocket: A cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal, or as a weapon.
   • Rocket launcher: A weapon designed to fire rockets. (This meaning is often part of the compound term "súng bắn rốc két").

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Pháo hoa và rốc két làm sáng rực cả bầu trời đêm. (Fireworks and rockets lit up the night sky.)
  • Quân đội đã sử dụng rốc két trong trận chiến. (The military used rockets in the battle.)
  • Anh ấy sưu tầm mô hình tên lửa và rốc két. (He collects models of missiles and rockets.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rốc két" is a phonetic loanword from the French "roquette" (meaning rocket), which itself comes from the Italian "rocchetta". In modern Vietnamese, it is used identically to the English word "rocket".
• It is commonly used in both military and civilian contexts (e.g., space rockets, fireworks).

Variants and Related Words

• Tên lửa: This is the more common and general Vietnamese term for "rocket" or "missile", especially in technical, scientific, and modern military contexts (e.g., - ballistic missile, - space rocket).
• Súng bắn rốc két / Súng phóng rốc két: Rocket launcher. (This is a compound term where "rốc két" is a component).
• Hỏa tiễn: A literary or older term for "rocket", less common in everyday modern usage.

Synonyms

• Tên lửa: Rocket, missile (the primary synonym).
• Hỏa tiễn: Rocket (archaic/literary).

Related Phrases (Compound Terms)

• Bắn rốc két: To fire a rocket.
  • Đơn vị đặc nhiệm được lệnh bắn rốc két vào mục tiêu. (The special forces unit was ordered to fire rockets at the target.)
• Đạn rốc két: Rocket projectile.
  • Kho đạn chứa đầy đạn rốc két. (The ammunition depot is full of rocket projectiles.)

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms specifically using the word "rốc két". The more general term "tên lửa" might be used in figurative expressions.

1. Rocket