PROPELLANT EXPLOSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges

Synonyms:

impulse explosive; propellant explosive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)

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