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how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j29zzyn wrote

Reply to comment by dittybopper_05H in Just back from witnessing a test firing of a rocket motor that my neighbor built by goatharper

I can’t find a single definition of “motor” that supports this.

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dittybopper_05H t1_j2a5kub wrote

It's how it's used conversationally.

We don't talk about electric engines, for example.

We do sometimes talk about the motor in a car, though, so it's not perfect, just a general rule.

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