| combustion chamber |
an engine chamber, esp. in a jet or rocket, in which fuel or a propellant is burned. |
| compression |
the reduction in volume and increase in pressure of air or air mixed with fuel in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine prior to ignition, or the engine cycle in which this process takes place. [1/3 definitions] |
| cooker |
(chiefly British) a large kitchen appliance that uses electricity or burns fuel to provide heat for cooking with pots and pans; stove. [1/2 definitions] |
| cord |
a unit of volume used for fuel wood, equal to 128 cubic feet or 3.6 cubic meters, arranged in a pile measuring four by four by eight feet. [2/8 definitions] |
| cordwood |
wood to be used as fuel. [1/2 definitions] |
| creosote |
an oily liquid commercially distilled from coal tar or wood for use as a wood preservative and antiseptic, and produced as a waste product in chimneys from the burning of wood as fuel. [1/2 definitions] |
| cresset |
a metal container, often fastened to a pole or wall, holding fuel, such as oil or pitch, that is burned as a torch or lantern. |
| diesel |
shortened form of "diesel engine," a type of internal-combustion engine that burns fuel oil which is ignited by being sprayed into a chamber in which highly compressed air, rather than an electric spark, provides the heat. [1/3 definitions] |
| diesel engine |
a type of internal-combustion engine that burns fuel oil which is ignited by being sprayed into a chamber in which highly compressed air, rather than an electric spark, provides the heat. |
| engine |
a machine that derives force and motion from the conversion of energy, such as fuel or electricity, to work. [1/3 definitions] |
| estovers |
necessities that law allows for, such as wood for a tenant's use as fuel. |
| ethane |
a colorless, odorless gas found in natural gas and used as a fuel or refrigerant. |
| external-combustion engine |
an engine in which the combustion of fuel occurs outside the cylinder or turbine, as in a steam engine. |
| face cord |
a unit of volume used for fuel wood, equal to about to one third of a cord, or about forty cubic feet. |
| fanjet |
a jet engine that uses an impeller fan to draw in more air than is needed for fuel combustion, the excess being mixed with the products of the combustion to form an exhaust jet that provides extra thrust; turbofan. [1/2 definitions] |
| firebox |
the portion of a stove or furnace in which the fuel is burned. [1/2 definitions] |
| flamethrower |
a military weapon that shoots a stream of ignited incendiary fuel such as gas or napalm. |
| flex-fuel |
of a vehicle, capable of using more than one type of fuel, typically gasoline and ethanol. |
| fly ash |
fine, often airborne particles of ash derived from the burning of solid fuel and recognized as a factor in air pollution. [1/2 definitions] |
| fossil fuel |
any carbon-containing fuel formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels. |
| fuel |
to provide or add fuel or renewed energy to. [2/5 definitions] |