thruster
One who thrusts, who pushes or stabsOne who thrusts, who pushes or stabs.
» This spacecraft is powered by ion thrusters.
Этот космический аппарат приводится в движение ионными двигателями.
Meaning
5 sensesOne who thrusts, who pushes or stabs.
one who intrudes or pushes themself forward
A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).
A bow thruster or a stern thruster.
A surfboard (usually a shortboard) with three fins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near the rails.
An ambitious, driven person; a go-getter.
Examples
6 sentencesThis spacecraft is powered by ion thrusters.
ruЭтот космический аппарат приводится в движение ионными двигателями.
The alien organism can still enter the station through the thrusters.
Thrusters aren't used as much in space travel as you would think.
Karl monitored the ship’s thrusters.
Argon and xenon gas can also be used in cold gas thrusters due to their inertness.
Origin
From thrust + -er. The surfboard sense was coined (but never trademarked) by Simon AndersoFrom thrust + -er. The surfboard sense was coined (but never trademarked) by Simon Anderson, who created the design in 1980. The name was almost immediately applied generically to any surfboard with that fin design.
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