| loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
drawing card
loss leader
leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
fuel-air explosive
FAE | a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges, the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen, the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below |
| fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air), often used in electric cars |
| fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
fuel injection
fuel injection system | mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internalombustion engine, avoids the need for a carburetor |
fuel line
gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
| fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine |
pod
fuel pod | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane |
thermobaric bomb
fuel-air bomb
vacuum bomb
volume-detonation bomb
aerosol bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive, a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb |
loss
deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something, his loss of credibility led to his resignation, losing him is no great deprivation |
amnesia
memory loss
blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
stop order
stop-loss order | an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level |
| loss | the experience of losing a loved one, he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather |
passing
loss departure
exit
expiration
going
release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
personnel casualty
loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
| loss of consciousness | the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
| paper loss | an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost |
| capital loss | the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price, the loss is realized when the asset is sold |
loss
red ink
red | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue, the company operated at a loss last year, the company operated in the red last year |
| loss | something that is lost, the car was a total loss, loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt |
| financial loss | loss of money or decrease in financial value |
income statement
earnings report
operating statement
profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
| fuel level | the amount of fuel remaining |
profit and loss
profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss |
| loss | gradual decline in amount or activity, weight loss, a serious loss of business |
| loss ratio | the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received |
mileage
fuel consumption rate
gasoline mileage
gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
deafness
hearing loss | partial or complete loss of hearing |
conductive hearing loss
conduction deafness
middle-ear deafness | hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear |
sensorineural hearing loss
nerve deafness | hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve |
diesel oil
diesel fuel | a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines |
| fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
fuel oil
heating oil | a petroleum product used for fuel |
| nuclear fuel | fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity |
rocket fuel
rocket propellant
rocket propellent | an explosive charge that propels a rocket |
| fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy, more fuel is needed during the winter months, they developed alternative fuels for aircraft |
| fuel | stimulate, fuel the debate on creationism |
| fuel | take in fuel, as of a ship, The tanker fueled in Bahrain |
| lose turn a loss | fail to make money in a business, make a loss or fail to profit, I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!, The company turned a loss after the first year |
| fuel | provide with a combustible substance that provides energy, fuel aircraft, ships, and cars |
| fuel fire | provide with fuel, Oil fires the furnace |
at a loss(p)
nonplused
nonplussed
puzzled | filled with bewilderment, at a loss to understand those remarks, puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
| at a loss | below cost, sold the car at a loss |