Rockets vs Fireworks - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between rockets and fireworks

is that rockets is while fireworks is plural and collective of firework.

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(wikipedia fireworks)

(en-plural noun)

Plural and collective of firework.

An event or a display where fireworks are set off.

(figuratively) An boisterous or violent situation or event.

I left the room after John came home drunk but before the fireworks went off.

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