What does thruster mean?

Definitions for thruster
ˈθrʌs tərthruster

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pusher, thrusternoun

    one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

  2. thrusternoun

    a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft

Wiktionary

  1. thrusternoun

    One who thrusts or stabs.

  2. thrusternoun

    A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).

  3. thrusternoun

    A bow thruster.

  4. thrusternoun

    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.

  5. Etymology: The surfboard sense was coined by Simon Anderson, who created the design in 1980. The name was almost immediately applied generically to any surfboard with that fin design, not just boards made by him. (He never patented the design or trademarked the name.)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thrusternoun

    He that thrusts.

    Etymology: from thrust.

ChatGPT

  1. thruster

    A thruster is a mechanism or device used for generating propulsive force to move or control the direction of a vehicle, primarily ships and spacecraft. This propulsion is typically created by expelling a high-speed fluid, gas, or stream of particles from the rear of the device.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thrusternoun

    one who thrusts or stabs

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  1. truthers

  2. rethrust

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thruster in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thruster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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