skyrocket

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
noun sends a firework display high into the sky
verb shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

From sky + rocket.

They burst a skyrocket of windows into the night. — Erik Dorn, Ben Hecht
Each tone sent forth its accompanying group like sparks from a skyrocket. — The Goose Man, Jakob Wassermann
Stocks advanced, fluctuated, and suddenly whizzed upward like skyrockets; and the long-expected wave of prosperity inundated the country. — The Green Mouse, Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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