Also means
firework
Usage Note
Razzo is a rocket, whether a spacecraft, a missile, or a firework shooting skyward. Partire come un razzo means 'to shoot off like a rocket', describing anything blazingly fast; the plural is razzi.
Examples
"Il razzo è partito verso lo spazio."
Natural Translation
The rocket took off into space.
Literal Translation
The rocket is departed toward the space.

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