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Rocket: A ball thrown with extra speed; see also bb and bullet.

National Association of Rocketry (NAR): NAR is the National Association of Rocketry which is the organization which regulates the industry by setting standards for safety in the field as well as rules for competitions. They test a . . . View Full Definition

Solid Rocket Booster (SBR): Solid Rocket Boosters are boosters which are strapped onto the side of a rocket to assist in liftoff which then fall away from the rocket once the solid propellant has burned out. Examples o . . . View Full Definition

Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR): CAR is the Canadian Association of Rocketry and it's essentially the Canadian version of the NAR and Tripoli Rocketry Association all rolled into one.

Composite rocket motor: A composite rocket motor is any rocket motor which doesn't use black powder as it's propellant. Often, they require hotter igniters to light and potent oxidizers to burn the fuel, but they o . . . View Full Definition

Rocketsonde: A type of radiosonde that is shot into the atmosphere by a rocket, allowing it to collect data during its parachute descent from a higher position in the atmosphere than a balloon could reach.

Crotch Rocket: A term some people use to describe a high-performance sportbike motorcycle.

Rice Rocket: High performance sport bike from Japan

Rocket Scientist: An employee of an investment firm (often having a Ph.D. in physics or mathematics) that works on highly mathematic models of derivative pricing.

Sprocket Holes: Perforations on both edges of 35mm film, which engage with the teeth of the film transport mechanism.