Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who thrusts or stabs; hence, a swordsman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who thrusts or stabs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who thrusts or stabs.
- noun A device for propelling an object, especially a
spacecraft or aship (marine vessel). - noun nautical A
bow thruster . - noun surfing A
surfboard (usually ashortboard ) with threefins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near therails .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
- noun one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Russian Hall effect thruster is one type of electric propulsion system particularly suited for near-Earth missions.
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Our main thruster was malfunctioning, which called for an emergency landing, and I picked the least populated area in the vicinity.
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CABBAGE: Apparently, the issue is with a thermostat that controls the heater on one of these so-called thruster jets that they use to keep the shuttle stable when it's docked to the space station or when it's in space and they are making inspections.
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Before the carbon nanotube cathodes developed by Georgia Tech can be used on satellites, however, their lifetime will have to be increased to match that of a satellite thruster, which is typically 2,000 hours or more.
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Before the carbon nanotube cathodes developed by Georgia Tech can be used on satellites, however, their lifetime will have to be increased to match that of a satellite thruster, which is typically 2,000 hours or more.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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And ESA has also validated the concept behind the thruster, which is this double layer concept.
Universe Today 2008
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And ESA has also validated the concept behind the thruster, which is this double layer concept.
Universe Today 2008
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Known as a "thruster," the new engine fired continuously for ten minutes in a specially constructed vacuum test chamber that simulates the space environment.
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Known as a "thruster," the new engine fired continuously for ten minutes in a specially constructed vacuum test chamber that simulates the space environment.
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Known as a "thruster," the new engine fired continuously for ten minutes in a specially constructed vacuum test chamber that simulates the space environment.
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