Answer: rockets

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ROCKETSNASA purchases
ROCKETSHouston hoopsters
ROCKETSWeapons of the Future.
ROCKETSJet-propelled missiles.
ROCKETSThey aid takeoffs.
ROCKETSThey may take you to the Moon.
ROCKETSComponents of modern projectiles.
ROCKETSPart of the missile program.
ROCKETS"And the ... red glare . . . "
ROCKETSN.B.A. team
ROCKETSToledo U.
rocketsAn elongated rocket-propelled missile or spacecraft
rocketsUsed, esp. in similes and comparisons, to refer to a person or thing that moves very fast or to an action that is done with great force
rocketsROCKET, to be projected by the backward jet thrust of hot gases
rocketsAn engine operating on the same principle, providing thrust as in a jet engine but without depending on the intake of air for combustion, an oxidizer being carried on board along with the fuel
rocketsA cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal