An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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rocket
  روکت  
roket
Fr.: fusée  

A projectile driven by reaction propulsion that carries its own propellants. → missile = mušak (موشک).

See also: From It. rocchetto “a rocket,” literally “a bobbin,” diminutive of rocca “a distaff,” with reference to its shape.