ROCKET PROPELLENT Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the phrase rocket propellent. (close relations)
Definition of ROCKET PROPELLENT
propellant
Best Alternative Words for ROCKET PROPELLENT
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booster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who is an active supporter and advocate • a thief who steals goods that are in a store • an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal • the first stage of a multistage rocket • an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective | ||||||||
celestial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the sky • relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven adjective satellite • of heaven or the spirit | ||||||||
explosive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst noun • a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck adjective satellite • liable to lead to sudden change or violence • sudden and loud | ||||||||
fuel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a substance that can be consumed to produce energy verb • provide with a combustible substance that provides energy • provide with fuel • take in fuel, as of a ship • stimulate | ||||||||
jet | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an airplane powered by one or more jet engines • the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) • a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation • atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward • street names for ketamine • an artificially produced flow of water adjective satellite • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal verb • issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth • fly a jet plane | ||||||||
missile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | ||||||||
power | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • possession of controlling influence • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • physical strength • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world • energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor • a very wealthy or powerful businessman verb • supply the force or power for the functioning of | ||||||||
projectile | nounn | |||||||
noun • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine adjective satellite • impelling or impelled forward | ||||||||
propel | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to move forward with force • give an incentive for action | ||||||||
propellant | nounn | |||||||
noun • any substance that propels adjective satellite • tending to or capable of propelling | ||||||||
rocketry | nounn | |||||||
noun • the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation | ||||||||
turbine | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate | ||||||||
rocket fuel | nounn | |||||||
noun • an explosive charge that propels a rocket | ||||||||
rocket propellant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an explosive charge that propels a rocket |