| 单词 | solid fuel |
| 释义 | > as lemmassolid fuel solid fuel n. fuel that is solid, rather than liquid or gaseous; spec. (a) coal, coke, etc., as opposed to oil, gas, or electricity for domestic heating; (b) as used in rocketry; frequently attributive. hence solid-fuelled adj. (esp. of rockets). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [noun] > specific miscellaneous types house-warminga1300 shruff1399 lintc1480 stope1552 tar-barrel1580 fossil fuel1759 solid fuel1891 suddite1911 synfuel1976 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > [adjective] > powered by specific miscellaneous fuel solid-fuelled1891 petrol-driven1899 fossil-fuelled1959 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > solid solid fuel1891 Sterno1915 Meta1921 grain1952 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > used in rocketry liquid fuel1889 solid fuel1891 propellant1919 fuel1922 rocket fuel1931 hypergol1947 hypergolic1947 lox1949 monopropellant1949 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [adjective] > types of rocket solid-fuelled1891 needle-nosed1931 solid1949 nose-driven1952 liquid-fuelled1960 posigrade1960 strap-on1966 1891 H. J. Phillips Fuels 1 Determining the value of a solid fuel such as coal, coke, or patent fuel. 1936 Archit. Rev. 80 45/1 In electric fires, Tudor and Adam surrounds flourished, and some characteristics of the traditional solid-fuel fireplace were introduced into the designs. 1952 E. Burgess Rocket Propulsion ii. 38 Most British war rockets employed cordite, whereas America used ballistite for their solid-fuel rockets. 1958 Economist 13 Dec. 985/2 Work is likely to continue on the Titan as a reinforcement for the Atlas..until the solid-fuelled Minuteman is ready some years hence. 1960 Which? Jan. 7/2 In general..the most economic fuels are solid fuel and oil. 1971 P. J. McMahon Aircraft Propulsion x. 295 The most important factors which have led to the increase in interest in solid fuel rockets in recent years..have been concerned with the convenience and ease of storage of the solid propellants. 1972 Nature 21 Apr. 368/3 The decision to use a solid fuelled disposable booster for the proposed space shuttle effectively limits the number of possible launch sites to Cape Kennedy and Vandenberg Air Force Base. 1979 H. McLeave Borderline Case xiv. 145 Who had cached these..boots, solid-fuel heater, and two sleeping bags? < as lemmas |
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