reactive thrust

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Thrust generated by an engine through the rapid expulsion of propellant or its exhaust in a particular direction. By Newton's third law, the force required to expel the propellant or exhaust is counterbalanced by an equal and opposite force, driving the engine (and its vehicle) in the opposite direction. See also ion engine Newton's laws of motion.

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How to use reactive thrust in a sentence

But with the outbreak of hostilities in mid-2011, all festivities were thrust into the deep freeze.
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These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.
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The central thrust of the sequence derives from historical fact.
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Suddenly, a tall, curly haired white man appeared and thrust himself in the middle of the opposing forces.
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Oxygen is an extremely reactive chemical, corroding metals, rusting iron, and fueling fires.
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He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Great was the surprise of Alf at the honour and labour thus thrust upon him, but he did not shrink from it.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He thrust the Cardinal's mantle into it, and stood over the smouldering cloth, till the whole was consumed to ashes.
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I only saw the glitter of a bayonet which a Mexican thrust into his shoulder, at the very moment he was helping me up.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
I turned round, thrust my purse into the lap of the nearest, and with a light heart led the lady back to the hotel.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various