propulsion
Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpʌlʃən/
The English word “propulsion” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
- That which propels.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).
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