Rock″et, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rocketed; p. pr. & vb. n.Rocketing.] (Sporting) To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective.
An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. H. R. Haggard.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.