Term: jet propulsion: propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear
Candidate hypernym: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum → 1
Candidate hypernym: ante: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot → 0
Candidate hypernym: ageism: discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus bison: sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo → 0
Candidate hypernym: floor: a large room in a exchange where the trading is done → 0
Candidate hypernym: psychotria: tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: hardship: something that causes or entails suffering; - James Boswell → 0
Candidate hypernym: neuroglia: sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system → 0
Candidate hypernym: syllabub: spiced hot milk with rum or wine → 0
Candidate hypernym: scuttle: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire → 0
Candidate hypernym: resistance unit: the reciprocal of conductance → 0