ROCKET FUEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rocket fuel mean? 

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

1. an explosive charge that propels a rocket

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCKET FUEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An explosive charge that propels a rocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

rocket fuel; rocket propellant; rocket propellent

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

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

propellant; propellent (any substance that propels)

Meronyms (parts of "rocket fuel"):

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

 Context examples 

With little room to spare aboard a spacecraft, any human missions to Mars will have to harvest what's already available for drinking water and making rocket fuel.

(NASA's Treasure Map for Water Ice on Mars, NASA)

If the Moon has enough water, and if it’s reasonably convenient to access, future explorers might be able to use it as drinking water or to convert it into hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel or oxygen to breathe.

(On Second Thought, the Moon's Water May Be Widespread and Immobile, NASA)