NOUN | artifact | propellant explosive, impulse explosive | an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns / guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges |
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Meaning | An explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns / guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges. | |
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Synonym | impulse explosive | |
Broader | explosive | A chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck |
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