noun
- the action of driving or pushing forward
- a force that moves something forward
Usage: technical
Examples
- The rocket’s propulsion system launched it into space.
- Wind propulsion powered the sailboat across the lake.
- The car’s propulsion comes from its electric motor.
- Jet propulsion allows airplanes to fly at high speeds.
- The submarine uses nuclear propulsion for underwater travel.
- Scientists are developing new forms of spacecraft propulsion.
- The propulsion of the boat failed during the storm.