tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought"
armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"
a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element"
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"