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Propellant vs Snaplock - What's the difference?

propellant | snaplock |

As nouns the difference between propellant and snaplock

is that propellant is anything that propels while snaplock is a mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel.

As an adjective propellant

is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

propellant

English

Alternative forms

* propellent

Noun

(wikipedia propellant) (en noun)
  • anything that propels
  • fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use
  • the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content

    • Adjective

    (head)
    • ----

    snaplock

    English

    (wikipedia snaplock)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel.

    • See also

    * snaphaunce