Thruster
noun
1.
a person or thing that thrusts.
2.
Fox Hunting. a rider who keeps in the front of the field.
3.
Aerospace. a small rocket attached to a spacecraft and used to control its attitude or translational motion.
noun
1.
a person or thing that thrusts
2.
Also called vernier rocket. a small rocket engine, esp one used to correct the altitude or course of a spacecraft
3.
an auxiliary propeller on a ship, capable of acting athwartships
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