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['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) raketa2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) raketa2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) šauti į viršų, pašokti -
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I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) nuleisti į vandenį, paleisti2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) atverti kelią, pradėti3) (to throw.) mestis, pulti2. noun((an) act of launching.) nuleidimas, paleidimas- launch into
- launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) motorinė valtis, kateris -
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noun (a platform from which a rocket can be launched.) paleidimo aikštelė
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