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Form of beam-powered propulsion
Laser propulsion is a form of beam-powered propulsion where the energy source is a remote (usually ground-based) laser system and separate from the reaction
Laser_propulsion
American aerospace engineer
engineer known for research on beamed-energy propulsion and for proposing and developing the lightcraft, a laser-propelled flight vehicle concept. He was
Leik_Myrabo
Mechanism where confined high-speed particles confer energy to a vehicle
heavy. Beamed propulsion in the form of a laser can send power to a photovoltaic panel for Laser electric propulsion. In this system, if a high intensity is
Beam-powered_propulsion
Propulsion concepts and technologies
framework. Related research has also examined beamed-energy propulsion, in which lasers, microwaves, or particle beams transmit power to a vehicle from
Field_propulsion
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large surfaces. A number of spaceflight missions to test solar propulsion and navigation
Solar_sail
American physicist and aerospace engineer (1956–2017)
2017) was an American physicist and aerospace engineer who researched laser propulsion. He was responsible for Mockingbird, a conceptual design for an extremely
Jordin_Kare
Laser pumped with the energy of fission fragments
pumped lasers and it remains on the cutting edge of the field. At least three uses for bomb pumped lasers have been proposed. Laser propulsion is an alternative
Nuclear_pumped_laser
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
papers and conducting early studies on applying fusion propulsion, in the 1960s, and laser propulsion, in the 1970s, to interstellar travel. In 1994, NASA
Interstellar_travel
Method used to accelerate spacecraft
Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. In-space propulsion is used in the vacuum of space after
Spacecraft_propulsion
Rocket driven by nuclear fusion power
A fusion rocket is a theoretical design for a rocket driven by fusion propulsion, which could provide efficient and sustained acceleration in space without
Fusion_rocket
Aerospace craft utilizing beam-powered propulsion
pressure alone. Within the atmosphere, the Lightcraft propulsion is dependent on the external laser power only, so propulsive power is not limited to that
Lightcraft
Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive ions from
Ion_thruster
Rockets using antimatter as their power source
antimatter propulsion spacecraft is a proposed hypothetical class of space technology that utilize antimatter for power within spacecraft propulsion. There
Antimatter propulsion spacecraft
Antimatter_propulsion_spacecraft
Proposed nuclear pulse propulsion through antimatter-catalyzed nuclear chain reactions
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion, antiproton-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion, ACMF: Antiproton-Catalyzed Microfission-Fusion and AIM:
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion
Antimatter-catalyzed_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Type of spacecraft propulsion using electrical energy to accelerate propellant
Spacecraft electric propulsion encompasses spacecraft propulsion systems that use electric energy to accelerate and expel propellant, generating thrust
Spacecraft electric propulsion
Spacecraft_electric_propulsion
2015 science fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
to Earth; since they lack fuel to decelerate, they must rely on the laser propulsion system that originally launched them from the Solar System to slow
Aurora_(novel)
Ground-based laser beam-powered system to clear space debris
A laser broom is a proposed ground-based laser beam-powered propulsion system that sweeps space debris out of the path of artificial satellites (such as
Laser_broom
Type of electric propulsion
A plasma propulsion engine is a type of electric propulsion that generates thrust from a quasi-neutral plasma. This is in contrast with ion thruster engines
Plasma_propulsion_engine
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
Nuclear pulse propulsion or external pulsed plasma propulsion is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Process that removes material from an object by heating it with a laser
mechanism for a laser weapon. It is also the basis of pulsed laser propulsion for spacecraft. Processes are currently being developed to use laser ablation in
Laser_ablation
Type of spaceflight propulsion
as Directed Energy Propulsion for Interstellar Exploration, is a spaceflight propulsion concept that uses photonic laser propulsion with beamed power to
DEEP-IN
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
nuclear electric rocket (more properly nuclear electric propulsion) is a type of spacecraft propulsion system where thermal energy from a nuclear reactor is
Nuclear_electric_rocket
Spacecraft propulsion without on-board reaction mass
Propellantless spacecraft propulsion is any spacecraft propulsion system that accelerates the craft by interacting with the environment rather than expelling
Propellantless spacecraft propulsion
Propellantless_spacecraft_propulsion
Type of rocket engine fuel
launch expendable fighter was ever flight-tested with the Walter rocket propulsion system as its primary sustaining thrust system for military-purpose aircraft
Hypergolic_propellant
Use of nuclear explosives for non-military purposes
powered pulsed laser test-bed, successfully lifted a lightcraft 72 meters in altitude by a method similar to ablative laser propulsion in 2000. A powerful
Peaceful_nuclear_explosion
Physical and science fiction concept
Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program (BPP) from 1996 through 2002. This program studied a number of "far out" designs for space propulsion that were not
Anti-gravity
Proposed spacelaunch method
fuel to a spacecraft to power another propulsion system. Another theoretical use for this concept of propulsion can be found in space fountains, a system
Mass_driver
Proposed spacecraft propulsion method
using a different "tanker" spacecraft dropping fuel pellets or using laser propulsion. The method has been referred to as the "fusion runway", ramjet runway
Bussard_ramjet
Possible future technology
panspermia Isotropic beacon Krasnikov tube Laser broom Laser propulsion Launch loop Lightcraft Liquid core nuclear propulsion Lunarcrete Lunar space elevator MagBeam
List of hypothetical technologies
List_of_hypothetical_technologies
Spacecraft propulsion system by NASA. 50kW Hall-effect thrusters, now for Lunar Gateway
Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) is a solar electric propulsion system for spacecraft that is being designed, developed and tested by NASA and
Advanced Electric Propulsion System
Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_System
Type of laser
soft x-ray laser can perform ablative laser propulsion. European x-ray free electron laser Industrial CT scanning LCLS X-ray Free Electron Laser at SLAC
X-ray_laser
Conceptual rocket engine
propulsion system characterized by high specific power, variable thrust, specific impulse, and minimal radiation emissions of spacecraft propulsion system
Direct_Fusion_Drive
Reconnaissance mission of the main belt asteroid 16 Psyche
thrusters for propulsion and orbital maneuvering, the first interplanetary spacecraft to use that technology. It is also the first mission to use laser optical
Psyche_(spacecraft)
Type of engine
engine or motor that produces thrust by expelling reaction mass (reaction propulsion), in accordance with Newton's third law of motion. This law of motion
Reaction_engine
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
that store energy internally. NTRs have been proposed as a spacecraft propulsion technology, with the earliest ground tests conducted in 1955. The United
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Austrian aerospace engineer (1905–1964)
for interplanetary and interstellar spacecraft propulsion prefiguring the concept of laser propulsion and the solar sail. In 1960, he assisted the United
Eugen_Sänger
Spacecraft propulsion technology
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion, or air-breathing electric propulsion, shortly ABEP, is a propulsion technology for spacecraft, which could allow
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion
Atmosphere-breathing_electric_propulsion
Hypothetical device
gamma-ray lasers include medical imaging, spacecraft propulsion, and cancer treatment. In his 2003 Nobel lecture, Vitaly Ginzburg cited the gamma-ray laser as
Gamma-ray_laser
American engineer
high-power lasers. He first suggested a system of laser propulsion to launch bulk payloads into orbit, using energy from ground-based lasers to increase
Arthur_Kantrowitz
Proposed rocket propulsion mechanism
chemical reaction to heat the gas products. The hot products exit through a propulsion nozzle at a very high speed, creating thrust. In a nuclear thermal rocket
Nuclear_salt-water_rocket
Vehicle propulsion using electromagnetic fields
(PDF). Science & Vie (683): 68–73. Myrabo, L.N. (1976). "MHD propulsion by absorption of laser radiation" (PDF). Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 13 (8):
Magnetohydrodynamic_drive
Form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion
magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster (MPDT) is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion which uses the Lorentz force (the force on a charged particle by an electromagnetic
Magnetoplasmadynamic_thruster
Proposed method for launching space vehicles
"starport" as the main character explores the titular city. Rocket sled Laser propulsion Non-rocket spacelaunch Silbervogel Spaceplane StarTram Inductrack Railgun
Rocket_sled_launch
Type of rocket
rockets are unsuitable for interstellar missions. The beamed laser propulsion, such as photonic laser thruster, however, in principle can provide the maximum
Photon_rocket
pointer Laser power beaming Laser printer Laser propulsion Laser protection eyewear Laser Radial Laser radial keratotomy Laser rangefinder Laser rapid manufacturing
List_of_laser_articles
Rocket engine that uses photons to propel a spacecraft
the reaction mass is not carried by the spacecraft. In the Beamed Laser Propulsion (BLP) concept, the photons are beamed from the photon source to the
Nuclear_photonic_rocket
New technologies actively in development
Barrett, S. R. H. (2013). "On the performance of electrohydrodynamic propulsion". Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering
List_of_emerging_technologies
Propulsion system creating motion without propellant
Reactionless drive refers to hypothetical and unproven forms of spacecraft propulsion that would generate thrust without the expelling propellant or otherwise
Reactionless_drive
Proposed technological device
Clifford Schlecht researched a form of reversed-thrust laser propulsion as a macroscopic laser tractor beam. Intended applications include remotely manipulating
Tractor_beam
Launch system that only uses one rocket stage
achieving orbit yet due to problems with finding a sufficiently efficient propulsion system and discontinued development. Single-stage-to-orbit is much easier
Single-stage-to-orbit
Proposed momentum exchange tether
then be reboosted to its original altitude by electromagnetic propulsion, rocket propulsion, or by deorbiting another object with the same kinetic energy
Skyhook_(structure)
Concepts for launch into space
much of the speed and altitude needed to achieve orbit is provided by a propulsion technique that is not subject to the limits of the rocket equation. Although
Non-rocket_spacelaunch
Spacecraft communication system using lasers
Space via Laser". NASA/JPL-Caltech. December 18, 2023. "NASA's Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record, Completes First Phase". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Deep Space Optical Communications
Deep_Space_Optical_Communications
Space propulsion system
common design for ion thrusters, a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion method running on electrical power by using high-voltage grid electrodes
Gridded_ion_thruster
Type of electric propulsion system
In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET, sometimes referred to as a Hall thruster or Hall-current thruster) is a type of ion thruster in
Hall-effect_thruster
Space propulsion system, a gridded electrostatic ion thruster
and other mission enhancements compared to chemical and other electric propulsion technologies for Discovery, New Frontiers, Mars Exploration, and Flagship
NEXT_(ion_thruster)
Method of launching an object into outer space via a large gun or cannon
guns could place satellites into Earth's orbit (although after-launch propulsion of the satellite would be necessary to achieve a stable orbit), and could
Space_gun
Rocket that burns 3 propellants at once or 2 fuels with an oxidizer, sequentially
Robert Salkeld, who published the first study on the concept in Mixed-Mode Propulsion for the Space Shuttle, Astronautics & Aeronautics, which was published
Tripropellant_rocket
Load bearing cable connecting objects in space
Space tethers are long cables which can be used for propulsion, momentum exchange, stabilization and attitude control, or to maintain the relative positions
Space_tether
Rocket engine operation method
test-fired in February 2019, YF-215 by Chinese Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology in May 2023, the methalox Zenith engine developed for the first
Staged_combustion_cycle
High Power Electric Propulsion (HiPEP) is a variation of ion thruster for use in nuclear electric propulsion applications. It was ground-tested in 2003
High Power Electric Propulsion
High_Power_Electric_Propulsion
American aerospace company
Mechanical Slingatron Reaction drives Air launch Spaceplanes Laser propulsion Beam-powered propulsion Buoyant lifting Balloon Buoyant space port High-altitude
Quicklaunch
Artillery using coils to electromagnetically propel a projectile
with the propulsion energy stored directly in the drive coils. Another method would have non-superconducting acceleration coils and propulsion energy stored
Coilgun
Spacecraft capable of aerodynamic flight in atmosphere
an aircraft. Spaceplanes do not necessarily have to fly by their own propulsion, but instead often glide with their inertia while using aerodynamic surfaces
Spaceplane
Type of electric spacecraft propulsion system
Field-emission electric propulsion (FEEP) is an advanced electrostatic space propulsion concept, a form of ion thruster, that uses a liquid metal as a
Field-emission electric propulsion
Field-emission_electric_propulsion
Proposed system for launching objects into orbit
gases depending on propellant choices. Launch loops as a form of electric propulsion can be clean, and can be run on geothermal, nuclear, wind, solar or any
Launch_loop
Rocket engine that uses liquid fuels and oxidizers
S2CID 203039055. "History and principles of rocket propulsion", Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion, Springer Praxis Books, Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Liquid-propellant_rocket
Takahashi, Hideaki (2003). "Laser Ignition Characteristics of Gox/GH2 and Gox/GCH4 Propellants". 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
Laser_ignition
Hypothetical type of spacecraft
spacecraft engine using a gaseous fission reactor to achieve nuclear propulsion. Specifically, it would be a type of gas core reactor rocket that uses
Nuclear_lightbulb
Type of spacecraft electric propulsion system
rocket or arcjet thruster is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, in which an electrical discharge (arc) is created in a flow of propellant
Arcjet_rocket
Type of propulsion for spacecraft
spacecraft propulsion. PPTs are generally considered the simplest form of electric spacecraft propulsion and were the first form of electric propulsion to be
Pulsed_plasma_thruster
Type of nuclear propulsion method with an ultra high specific-inpulse
Chapline at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1988, who suggested propulsion based on the direct heating of a propellant gas by fission fragments generated
Fission-fragment_rocket
Electrothermal thruster in development
electrothermal thruster under development for possible use in spacecraft propulsion. It uses radio waves to ionize and heat an inert propellant, forming a
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket
Proposed spacecraft propulsion method
A magnetic sail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion where an onboard magnetic field source interacts with a plasma wind (e.g., the solar wind)
Magnetic_sail
Electromagnetic projectile launcher
(km/s). Although these speeds are possible, the heat generated from the propulsion of the object is enough to erode the rails rapidly. Under high-use conditions
Railgun
Projectile launcher that uses magnetic levitation on megastructures
variants by requiring 4+ km/s to be provided by other means, like rocket propulsion. However, the non-linear nature of the rocket equation still makes the
StarTram
Spacecraft propulsion device
A thruster is a spacecraft propulsion device used for orbital station-keeping, attitude control, or long-duration, low-thrust acceleration, often as part
Thrusters_(spacecraft)
Feasibility study of a small laser-propelled interstellar probe
travel Project Daedalus Project Icarus Spacecraft propulsion Beam-powered propulsion Laser propulsion Perakis, Nikolaos; Schrenk, Lukas E.; Gutsmiedl,
Project Dragonfly (space study)
Project_Dragonfly_(space_study)
Rocket engine operation method
rocket in 2023. In 2026, the H3-30 became the first launch vehicle whose propulsion system consisted entirely of expander bleed cycle engines. Blue Origin
Expander_cycle
Proposed type of space transportation system
transfer such as laser power beaming is currently considered the most likely method, using megawatt-powered free electron or solid state lasers in combination
Space_elevator
American science journalist
papers on that and other proposed methods of space travel, such as laser propulsion, the Bussard ramjet, and exotic fuels that could give very high power
Eugene_Mallove
Rocket that uses a single propellant with a catalyst
Chemical-reaction monopropellants are not as efficient as some other propulsion technologies. Engineers choose monopropellant systems when the need for
Monopropellant_rocket
Rocket engine operation method
Structural Analysis of Propulsion System Components of an Indigenous Cryogenic Rocket Engine. 44TH AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE JOINT PROPULSION CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT
Gas-generator_cycle
Projectile launcher that uses supersonic fuel-air combustion outside of an engine
just a single projectile to extremely high speeds using jet-engine-like propulsion cycles based on ramjet or scramjet combustion processes. It is thought
Ram_accelerator
Method of spacecraft propulsion
A resistojet is a method of spacecraft propulsion (electric propulsion) that provides thrust by heating a typically non-reactive fluid. Heating is usually
Resistojet_rocket
Space navigation technique
published until the 1960s. In his 1925 paper "Problems of Flight by Jet Propulsion: Interplanetary Flights" ("Проблема полета при помощи реактивных аппаратов:
Gravity_assist
Japanese anime television series
and create a blast of vapor which expands and accelerates using a laser propulsion mechanism. 23 "Frogs Singing in the Snow" Transliteration: "Yuki ni
Kuromukuro
Rocket engine operation method
from a battery bank. Electrical pumps had been used in the secondary propulsion system of the Agena upper stage vehicle. On 21 January 2018, Electron
Electric-pump-fed_engine
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
propellants (as compared to liquids) does not favor their use as primary propulsion in modern medium-to-large launch vehicles customarily used for commercial
Solid-propellant_rocket
Type of rocket engine
A cold gas thruster (or a cold gas propulsion system) is a type of rocket engine which uses the expansion of a (typically inert) pressurized gas to generate
Cold_gas_thruster
Class of liquid rocket propellants
explosions and demolished motors. The complexities involved in building propulsion systems that can safely handle nitrous oxide fuel blend monopropellants
Nitrous_oxide_fuel_blend
American engineering company
outdoor flight of a UAS powered by laser". Beam-powered propulsion Elevator:2010 Wireless power "Tom Nugent". LaserMotive. Archived from the original on
Powerlight_Technologies
Type of rocket engine which uses liquid fuel stored at very low temperatures
ISBN 0-7881-8186-6. Biblarz, Oscar; Sutton, George H. (2009). Rocket Propulsion Elements. New York: Wiley. p. 597. ISBN 978-0-470-08024-5. The liquefaction
Cryogenic_rocket_engine
Communication using lasers in outer space
2020. "NASA's Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Retrieved 22 December 2023. This article incorporates
Laser_communication_in_space
Space propulsion system, electrostatic gridded ion thruster
electrostatic ion thruster. It is a highly efficient low-thrust spacecraft propulsion running on electrical power generated by solar arrays. It uses high-voltage
NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness
NASA_Solar_Technology_Application_Readiness
Type of spacecraft plasma propulsion system
thruster (PIT) is a form of ion thruster, used in spacecraft propulsion. It is a plasma propulsion engine using perpendicular electric and magnetic fields
Pulsed_inductive_thruster
Rocket engine power cycle
Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail External power Beam-powered propulsion Laser propulsion Tethers Related concepts Aerobraking Aerocapture Aerogravity
Combustion_tap-off_cycle
A plasma magnet is a proposed spacecraft propulsion device that uses a dipole magnetic field to capture energy from the solar wind. The field acts as a
Plasma_magnet
The electrodeless plasma thruster is a spacecraft propulsion engine commercialized under the acronym "E-IMPAcT" for "Electrodeless-Ionization Magnetized
Electrodeless_plasma_thruster
Mechanical Slingatron Reaction drives Air launch Spaceplanes Laser propulsion Beam-powered propulsion Buoyant lifting Balloon Buoyant space port High-altitude
List_of_spaceplanes
LASER PROPULSION
LASER PROPULSION
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Assister; Friend
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a washerman, Anglo-Norman French laver (an agent derivative of Old French laver ‘to wash’, Latin lavare).English : habitational name from High, Little or Magdalen Laver in Essex, named from Old English lagu ‘flood’, ‘water’ + fær ‘passage’, ‘crossing’.English : topographic name for someone living where bulrushes or irises grew, Old English lǣfer.
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew, Irish
God has Helped
Girl/Female
Hindu
The wave
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of cord and string, derived from Middle English lace ‘cord’ (Old French laz, las).
Surname or Lastname
English (Sussex)
English (Sussex) : unexplained.Americanized form of German Löscher (see Loescher).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone from the village of Lasha, now in Belarus.
Boy/Male
Indian
Helper of God, One who helps, Assister, Friend, One who scatters, Exposer, Announcer, Protector, Supporter
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Wealth
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lives forever
Male
Yiddish
(לֵייזֶער) Yiddish form of Hebrew Elazar, LAZER means "my God has helped."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Wave; Flow
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Lester.English (East Anglia) : occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English lÇ£ste from lÄst ‘footprint’).
Surname or Lastname
English (Sussex and Kent)
English (Sussex and Kent) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Old English lacu ‘stream’ (see Lake) + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for someone with boils or lumpy skin, or perhaps for a hunchback, from Middle High German maser ‘lump’, ‘protuberance’.German and English : from Middle High Germanmaser, Middle English maser ‘maple-wood bowl’ (Old French masere, of Germanic origin), hence a metonymic occupational name for a wood-turner producing such ware.English : variant spelling of Macer, an occupational name for a mace-bearer, from Old French maissier, massier, a derivative of Old French masse ‘mace’.German (Maaser) : pet form of Thomas.
Boy/Male
Indian
Lives forever
Biblical
thick; wise
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Wealthy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places in Essex – Layer Breton, Layer de la Haye, and Layer Marney – all named from a river name, Leire, or from Leire in Leicestershire, also named from an identical river name. The river name is of Celtic origin and is probably the base of the tribal name Ligore, found in the place name Leicester.English : nickname or status name from Anglo-Norman French le eyr ‘the heir’. Compare Ayer.English : occupational name for a stone layer, Middle English leyer; the job of the layer was to position the stones worked by the masons.German : habitational name for someone from any of the various placed named Lay, in the Rhineland and Bavaria.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Helper of God, One who helps, Assister, Friend, One who scatters, Exposer, Announcer, Protector, Supporter
Girl/Female
Biblical
Thick, wise.
LASER PROPULSION
LASER PROPULSION
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, Christian, Hebrew
A Saviour; Deliverer
Girl/Female
Greek
Aphrodite.
Biblical
City; vocation; meeting
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of the mind, God of mind
Boy/Male
Muslim
Beauty of the faith, Beauty of the religion
Boy/Male
Muslim
Helper, Assistant
Boy/Male
Greek
God given.
Girl/Female
Latin
Daughter of Cleitus.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ewan, EWANE means "well born."
Girl/Female
African, Indian, Sanskrit, Swahili
Jewel
LASER PROPULSION
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n.
A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation.
n.
A laver.
n.
One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
a.
Compar. of Late, a. & adv.
n.
That which washes or cleanses.
n.
That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion.
n.
An artificial oyster bed.
n.
See 2d Lasher.
n.
A vessel for washing; a large basin.
n.
One who loses.
n.
One who, or that which, lays.
pl.
of Later
n.
One who leases or gleans.
n.
One who laves; a washer.
n.
A liar.
n.
Same as Mazer.
n.
A lawyer.
n.
A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
n.
The fronds of certain marine algae used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima; purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and P. vulgaris. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan.
n.
Lager beer.