rockoon

As nouns the difference between terms and rockoon

is that terms is while rockoon is a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.

As nouns the difference between altitude and rockoon

is that altitude is the absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level while rockoon is a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.

As a verb ignite

is to set fire to (something), to light (something).

As a noun rockoon is

a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.

As nouns the difference between balloon and rockoon

is that balloon is an inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible while rockoon is a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.

As a verb balloon

is to increase or expand rapidly.

As nouns the difference between gas and rockoon

is that gas is goose while rockoon is a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.

As nouns the difference between atmosphere and rockoon

is that atmosphere is atmosphere while rockoon is a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.

As nouns the difference between rocket and rockoon

is that rocket is a rocket engine or rocket can be the leaf vegetable eruca sativa'' or ''eruca vesicaria while rockoon is a rocket, powered by solid fuel, that is not lit while on the ground but first carried into the upper atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and automatically ignited to allow it to achieve a higher altitude.

As a verb rocket

is to accelerate swiftly and powerfully.