Thruster Definition

thrustər
thrusters
noun
thrusters
A person or thing that thrusts.
Webster's New World
Any of a set of maneuvering rockets on a spacecraft or high-altitude airplane, as for controlling its attitude for reentry.
Webster's New World

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

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(nautical) A bow thruster.
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(surfing) 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.

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Singular:
thruster
Plural:
thrusters

Origin of Thruster

  • 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.)

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