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solid fuel

noun

  1. a domestic or industrial fuel, such as coal or coke, that is a solid rather than an oil or gas
  2. Also calledsolid propellant a rocket fuel that is a solid rather than a liquid or a gas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Solid-fuel launchers exploded and blasted the lifeboat clear of the parent ship.

Very numerous attempts have, however, been made to construct internal-combustion engines to burn solid fuel instead of gas.

The instant and great rise in temperature of the furnace, and the greater stability of the solid fuel used, are extraordinary.

The question arises, In what form ought solid fuel to be—ought it to be in lumps or in powder?

No crude combustion of solid fuel can give ultimate perfection.

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