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thruster definition

thruster (t̸hrus′tər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that thrusts
  2. ☆ 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 College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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