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jet propulsion collapse: propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear

rocket propulsion collapse: reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen

liquid oxygen collapse: a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants

fuel collapse: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"; stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"; take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"; provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"; provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

propellant collapse: something that propels; 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"

reaction collapse: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"; a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"; an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"; extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"; a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"; (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

engine collapse: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

motor collapse: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion; a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

blowtorch collapse: a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

momentum collapse: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"; an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"

thrust collapse: verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"; push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"; press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"; push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"; force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

jet collapse: 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 jewellery or ornamentation; issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"; fly a jet plane

automatism collapse: any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

shove collapse: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"; push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

exhaust collapse: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; gases ejected from an engine as waste products; wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"; use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"

bunt collapse: (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat; fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores; similar to Tilletia caries; disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores; hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

impulse collapse: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"

incitement collapse: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

generator collapse: engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction; an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas; an electronic device for producing a signal voltage; someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints"

self-determination collapse: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

compulsion collapse: using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"; an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

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