ROCKET PROPELLANT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does rocket propellant mean? 

• ROCKET PROPELLANT (noun)
  The noun ROCKET PROPELLANT has 1 sense:

1. an explosive charge that propels a rocket

  Familiarity information: ROCKET PROPELLANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCKET PROPELLANT (noun)

Meaning:

An explosive charge that propels a rocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

rocket fuel; rocket propellant; rocket propellent

Hypernyms ("rocket propellant" is a kind of...):

burster; bursting charge; charge; explosive charge (a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time)

propellant; propellent (something that propels)

Meronyms (parts of "rocket propellant"):

hydrazine (a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels)