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Propulsion

Definition

(technical/formal) The action of driving or pushing something forward; the force or mechanism that imparts forward motion to a vehicle, vessel, or projectile. In physics and engineering, it encompasses all means of generating thrust, including jet, rocket, electric, and biological systems. Often collocates with 'system', 'mechanism', 'unit', and 'method'.

Example Sentences

1The spacecraft's ion propulsion system allowed it to achieve unprecedented speeds over the course of its decade-long mission.
2Is electromagnetic propulsion a viable alternative to chemical rockets for interplanetary travel, given current technological constraints?
3The submarine's pump-jet propulsion was not designed for raw speed but for near-silent operation in contested waters.
4Consider how the evolution of cephalopod jet propulsion has inspired a new generation of soft-bodied underwater drones.
5There is a fundamental elegance in the biological propulsion of a falcon's stoop, a conversion of gravitational potential into kinetic force that no engine has yet matched.

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