No. 8,971 in Russian
ракета
The Russian word "ракета" means "rocket" in English.
In a sentence
Ракета взлетела в космос на рассвете.
The rocket launched into space at dawn.
In this sentence, 'ракета' refers to a spacecraft designed to travel into outer space.
На улице дети играли с игрушечными ракетами.
In the street, children were playing with toy rockets.
Here, 'ракета' denotes a small toy modeled after a spacecraft.
В школьной лаборатории изучали работу ракетных двигателей.
In the school laboratory, they studied the functioning of rocket engines.
In this context, 'ракетный' as an adjective refers to technologies related to rockets.
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