rocket vs retrorocket

retrorocket vs rocket

rocket and retrorocket both are nouns.

rocket is a verb but retrorocket is not a verb.

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

As nouns, retrorocket is a hyponym of rocket; that is, retrorocket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rocket:

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

Other hyponyms of rocket include booster, booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, nuclear rocket, space rocket, thruster, solid-fuel rocket, solid-propellant motor, solid propellant rocket.

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

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

Difference between rocket and retrorocket

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