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thruster::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pusher |
| Type of | interloper, intruder, trespasser |
| Derivation | thrust |
thruster::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rocket, rocket engine |
Examples of thruster
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The latest snag was caused by fishing line snarled around the vessel's thruster.
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By 3 p.m., all four thruster pods were online and attitude control was regained.
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That problem, involving a damaged roller, was unrelated to the thruster problem.
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Shorty after the launch, the capsule experienced an issue with its thruster pods.
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The rendezvous unfolded smoothly, despite a minor thruster problem with the Soyuz.
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Magnetic shielding of walls from the unmagnetized ion beam in a Hall thruster.
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The Japanese Bsat-2B, which was also on board, has only one conventional thruster.
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The Gemini began bucking and spinning because of a misfiring thruster rocket.
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The docking, initially scheduled for Saturday, was delayed by the thruster failure.
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- Pusher: one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
- A small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
- Simon Anderson (born 7 July 1954) is an Australian surfer and surfboard shaper, noted for creating the Thruster design of three equal-sized fins on a surfboard, a design now used on most shortboards.
- (Thrusters) Newtonian starship propulsion system based on chemical reactions - just like 20th century rocket propulsion. Federation thrusters use hydrazine as fuel. Thrusters are much slower than impulse drive and are used, for example, at docking procedures.
- (Thrusters) Devices in which propellant is burnt, or disintegrates, to produce a controlled force in a selected direction.
- A way of controlling a satellite's attitude. Thrusters usually contain compressed gas that when sent out of the end of the thruster will move the satellite in space. The force of the compressed gas (the action) causes the satellite to move in the opposite direction (the reaction). ...
- A fast and maneuverable surfboard with three fins, usually between six and seven feet in length.
- A control jet in a spacecraft, usually using a monopropellant like hydrogen peroxide or hydrazine.
- Thoughtless, nuisance rider who larks and overrides hounds, other riders, or the Field Master.
