French word

fusée

Pronunciation

IPA/fyze/

Meaning

  • feminine nounrocket

Example

Nous avons regardé la fusée décoller.

We watched the rocket take off.

Illustration for fusée (rocket)

More examples

Ils ont lancé une fusée d'artifice pendant la fête.

They launched a firework rocket during the festival.

Core concept

A pointed body launched forward by the force of gases expelled from its rear.

Common phrases

  • une fusée d'artifice

    firework rocket

  • une fusée spatiale

    space rocket

  • lancer une fusée

    launch a rocket

Similar words

roquette: A small jet-propelled object intended to travel a short distance.
missile: A weapon sent toward a target for offensive use.
engin spatial: A machine or vehicle built to operate in space.

Definition in French

Engin qui se déplace en expulsant des gaz par l'arrière pour produire une poussée, utilisé pour des lancements depuis la Terre ou comme projectile.

Word origin

French fusée is historically linked through Old French to Latin fusus, 'spindle'; its shape-based meaning extended to a tube containing gunpowder and then to a rocket.

Usage tips

  • The use of fusée alone can be broad, while fusée de détresse means a distress flare and fusée d'artifice means a firework.

Other meanings

  • firework rocketnoun

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