SKYROCKET Meaning of SKYROCKET in English [sky.rock.et] n (1688): [2]rocket 1a [2]skyrocket vt (1851) 1: to cause to rise or increase abruptly and rapidly 2: catapult ~ vi: to shoot up abruptly "prices are ~ing" Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012