liquid propellant

American  

noun

1. a rocket propellant in liquid form.

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Example Sentences

The fuel in such missiles is already loaded inside, so they are more mobile than rockets using liquid propellant and are harder for outsiders to detect before launching.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023

"This would obviate the need for in-field fuelling, which could increase the responsiveness of North Korean liquid propellant missiles," said Ankit Panda, a senior fellow at the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2022

Importantly, North Korea has completed development work on its large liquid propellant engines for intercontinental-range ballistic missiles.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2018

But Bailey says Accion's ion thrusters are the first to use a liquid propellant — a more-efficient design than a conventional thruster that requires no valves, pipes, pumps or separate ionization chamber.

From Nature • May 16, 2017

Fastened piggyback style to two 149-ft. boosters and a 154-ft. tank of liquid propellant, the ship will lift off from Cape Canaveral.

From Time Magazine Archive