bottle rocket
noun
: a firework typically consisting of a cylindrical case that is partly filled with combustible material and fastened to a guiding stick which may be placed in a bottle to control the direction of the rocket's launch
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The air became thick with white smoke as people burned out their tires while stuck in traffic or fired off bottle rockets from the back of trucks.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
If the series began as an F-16 Fighting Falcon blasting into space, The Dream Child shrunk it into a bottle rocket fizzling out in the grass.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The most notable thing in Kansas’ law on fireworks is that bottle rockets are banned statewide.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
These include Roman candles, bottle rockets and aerial spinners.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
If the series began as an F-16 Fighting Falcon blasting into space, The Dream Child shrunk it into a bottle rocket fizzling out in the grass.
—Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The most notable thing in Kansas’ law on fireworks is that bottle rockets are banned statewide.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
These include Roman candles, bottle rockets and aerial spinners.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
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“Bottle rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle%20rocket. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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