thruster
/ˈθrʌstər/
noun
- A device that produces thrust, especially a small rocket engine used for maneuvering a spacecraft or aircraft.
- The spacecraft used small thrusters to adjust its orbit.
- The pilot activated the forward thruster to slow the ship down.
- Each thruster fired for a few seconds to change the satellite's position.
- A person or thing that pushes or forces something forward or outward.
- She is a thruster who always pushes her team to do better.
- The piston acts as a thruster in the engine.
- He was the main thruster of the new project at work.
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