thruster

[thruhs-ter]

noun

a person or thing that thrusts.

Fox Hunting. a rider who keeps in the front of the field.

Aerospace. a small rocket attached to a spacecraft and used to control its attitude or translational motion.

Origin of thruster

First recorded in 1590–1600; thrust + -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for thruster

thruster

noun

a person or thing that thrusts

Also called: vernier rocket a small rocket engine, esp one used to correct the altitude or course of a spacecraft

an auxiliary propeller on a ship, capable of acting athwartships

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