PROPULSION


Meaning of PROPULSION in English

/ prəˈpʌlʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( technical ) the force that drives sth forward :

wind / steam / jet propulsion

—see also propel

►  pro·pul·sive / prəˈpʌlsɪv; NAmE / adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent. (in the sense expulsion ): from medieval Latin propulsio(n-) , from Latin propellere drive before (oneself).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.