thruster









thruster


noun

  1. a person or thing that thrusts.
  2. Fox Hunting. a rider who keeps in the front of the field.
  3. Aerospace. a small rocket attached to a spacecraft and used to control its attitude or translational motion.

noun

  1. a person or thing that thrusts
  2. Also called: vernier rocket a small rocket engine, esp one used to correct the altitude or course of a spacecraft
  3. an auxiliary propeller on a ship, capable of acting athwartships
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