EGAVE

propellant

About 0.84 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun anything that propels fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content the explosive found in ammunition cartridges
  2. noun fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use
  3. noun the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content
  4. noun the explosive found in ammunition cartridges
  5. adjective Alternative spelling of propellent.

Similar words

propellent dynamical propulsive dynamic propelling rocket fuel rocket engine impeller fuel

Often followed by

rocket is and tanks in rockets mass for to

Word family

propellants propellent propellents

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