rocket fueln.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkɪt ˌfjuːəl/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkət ˌfju(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rocket n.⁵, fuel n.

Etymology: < rocket n.⁵ + fuel n.

1. Fuel for a rocket engine; spec. one that reacts with an oxidizer.Fuel and oxidizer collectively are propellants (cf. propellant n. 2, fuel n. 3c).

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > used in rocketry

liquid fuel1889

solid fuel1891

propellant1919

fuel1922

rocket fuel1931

hypergol1947

hypergolic1947

lox1949

monopropellant1949

1931 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 12/3 We also have the nitroglycerin and other explosives and other forms of rocket fuel that have recently been developed.

1937 Discovery Sept. 277/2 Equipping this type of aeroplane with rocket engines, complete with rocket fuel.

1955 Sci. Amer. July 66/1 Some of the products already evolving are new types of phenolic plastics..and new rocket fuels.

1966 ‘A. Burgess’ Tremor of Intent i. iii. 35 Rockets are for outer space but also for knocking hell out of enemies. Rocket fuel can speed man into the earth or off it.

1985 Adv. in Agronomy 38 39 Perchlorate is widely used as a propellant in solid rocket fuels.

2008 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 30/1 A U.S. Navy cruiser launched a single SM-3 missile that slammed into a failed spy satellite carrying a half ton of toxic rocket fuel about 130 miles over the Pacific.

2. In extended use: something which has a stimulating or energizing effect; spec. a strong alcoholic drink.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > strong

strong drinkc1405

ipse1634

knock-down1698

hogan1702

knock-me-down1756

milk1784

hot stuff1823

chain lightning1825

sudden death1834

hardware1835

stagger-juice1905

sting1929

strongers1939

screech1944

rocket fuel1958

1958 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 16 Apr. 4/3 A volatile mixture of Mesta, minds and Menshikov, the newest social rocket fuel, is putting this town's parties into global orbit.

1973 Observer 30 Sept. 37/1 Fired with an unusually heavy dose of his favourite rocket-fuel [sc. whiskey], Dad duly goes through the roof.

1981 Yoga Jrnl. Mar.–Apr. 10/2 But how can sexuality be a spiritual rocket fuel?

1990 New Yorker 16 July 17/1 Their next hit, ‘Twist and Shout’ (1962), is simply incendiary—it was rocket fuel for the Beatles and a whole generation of musicians.

2002 D. Thompson Thai Food 174 Rice liquor is rocket fuel; the unsuspecting must beware being left amid the sheer vertigo of leglessness.

3. slang (originally U.S.). The veterinary analgesic and anaesthetic phencyclidine, used as a recreational drug. Cf. angel dust n. 1.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > hallucinogenic drug > other hallucinogenic drugs

datura1820

teonanacatl1875

mescal1895

mescaline1896

Serax1957

MDA1959

ebene1967

muscimol1967

STP1967

angel dust1969

rocket fuel1976

love boat1982

1976 J. R. Armore & J. D. Wolfe Dict. Desperation 46 Rocket fuel, PCP, phencyclidine, also known as Sernal or Angel Dust.

1985 Sunday Times 24 Mar. 12/2 PCP or ‘angel dust’, a strong anaesthetic which came after LSD in 1960s drug fashions..has recently emerged anew. Now they call it ‘rocket fuel’ in Chicago and mix it with peanut butter.

1997 N. Govinden in M. River Allnighter 65 I'm on a street corner somewhere near the flyover, buzzing on the rocket fuel I scored from James's neighbour this afternoon.

2000 Washington Post 19 Aug. b2 The four assailants attended the funeral of a friend who had been sold ‘bad’ PCP, or phencyclidine, a hallucinogen also known as ‘angel dust’, ‘supergrass’ and ‘rocket fuel’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rocket fuel
释义	rocket fueln. Brit. /ˈrɒkɪt ˌfjuːəl/, U.S. /ˈrɑkət ˌfju(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rocket n.⁵, fuel n. Etymology: < rocket n.⁵ + fuel n. 1. Fuel for a rocket engine; spec. one that reacts with an oxidizer.Fuel and oxidizer collectively are propellants (cf. propellant n. 2, fuel n. 3c). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > used in rocketry liquid fuel1889 solid fuel1891 propellant1919 fuel1922 rocket fuel1931 hypergol1947 hypergolic1947 lox1949 monopropellant1949 1931 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 12/3 We also have the nitroglycerin and other explosives and other forms of rocket fuel that have recently been developed. 1937 Discovery Sept. 277/2 Equipping this type of aeroplane with rocket engines, complete with rocket fuel. 1955 Sci. Amer. July 66/1 Some of the products already evolving are new types of phenolic plastics..and new rocket fuels. 1966 ‘A. Burgess’ Tremor of Intent i. iii. 35 Rockets are for outer space but also for knocking hell out of enemies. Rocket fuel can speed man into the earth or off it. 1985 Adv. in Agronomy 38 39 Perchlorate is widely used as a propellant in solid rocket fuels. 2008 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 30/1 A U.S. Navy cruiser launched a single SM-3 missile that slammed into a failed spy satellite carrying a half ton of toxic rocket fuel about 130 miles over the Pacific. 2. In extended use: something which has a stimulating or energizing effect; spec. a strong alcoholic drink. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > strong strong drinkc1405 ipse1634 knock-down1698 hogan1702 knock-me-down1756 milk1784 hot stuff1823 chain lightning1825 sudden death1834 hardware1835 stagger-juice1905 sting1929 strongers1939 screech1944 rocket fuel1958 1958 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 16 Apr. 4/3 A volatile mixture of Mesta, minds and Menshikov, the newest social rocket fuel, is putting this town's parties into global orbit. 1973 Observer 30 Sept. 37/1 Fired with an unusually heavy dose of his favourite rocket-fuel [sc. whiskey], Dad duly goes through the roof. 1981 Yoga Jrnl. Mar.–Apr. 10/2 But how can sexuality be a spiritual rocket fuel? 1990 New Yorker 16 July 17/1 Their next hit, ‘Twist and Shout’ (1962), is simply incendiary—it was rocket fuel for the Beatles and a whole generation of musicians. 2002 D. Thompson Thai Food 174 Rice liquor is rocket fuel; the unsuspecting must beware being left amid the sheer vertigo of leglessness. 3. slang (originally U.S.). The veterinary analgesic and anaesthetic phencyclidine, used as a recreational drug. Cf. angel dust n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > hallucinogenic drug > other hallucinogenic drugs datura1820 teonanacatl1875 mescal1895 mescaline1896 Serax1957 MDA1959 ebene1967 muscimol1967 STP1967 angel dust1969 rocket fuel1976 love boat1982 1976 J. R. Armore & J. D. Wolfe Dict. Desperation 46 Rocket fuel, PCP, phencyclidine, also known as Sernal or Angel Dust. 1985 Sunday Times 24 Mar. 12/2 PCP or ‘angel dust’, a strong anaesthetic which came after LSD in 1960s drug fashions..has recently emerged anew. Now they call it ‘rocket fuel’ in Chicago and mix it with peanut butter. 1997 N. Govinden in M. River Allnighter 65 I'm on a street corner somewhere near the flyover, buzzing on the rocket fuel I scored from James's neighbour this afternoon. 2000 Washington Post 19 Aug. b2 The four assailants attended the funeral of a friend who had been sold ‘bad’ PCP, or phencyclidine, a hallucinogen also known as ‘angel dust’, ‘supergrass’ and ‘rocket fuel’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931
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