retrorocket vs rocket

rocket vs retrorocket

retrorocket and rocket both are nouns.

retrorocket is not a verb while rocket is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
retrorocket	Yes	No	No	No
rocket	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rocket is a hypernym of retrorocket; that is, rocket is a word with a broader meaning than retrorocket:

retrorocket: a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
rocket: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

Other hypernyms of retrorocket include rocket engine.

retrorocket (noun)	rocket (noun)
a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course	a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
	any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
	sends a firework display high into the sky
	propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
	erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

retrorocket (verb)	rocket (verb)
	propel with a rocket
	shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

Difference between retrorocket and rocket

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