ROCKET FIRING Synonyms

• the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time

• the act of beginning something new

• the act of propelling with force

• tending to or capable of propelling

• the act of firing a projectile

• killing someone by gunfire

• a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

• a device that launches aircraft from a warship

• an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

• shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

• hurl as if with a sling

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

• the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power