propulsion
Example Sentences
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Satellite images indicate China is researching a nuclear propulsion system for a large warship, analysts say, that would give its aircraft carriers a range and endurance comparable to America’s.
In support of future deep space exploration, the agency is advancing nuclear power and propulsion technologies designed to expand mission capabilities and enable travel farther into the solar system.
From Science Daily
GE’s defense and propulsion technologies business accounted for about one-fourth of the company’s total revenue in the third quarter.
From MarketWatch
"It provides the propulsion that Orion needs to get us to the Moon."
From BBC
Electric ships, with simpler propulsion systems, would need less maintenance—meaning less work for wipers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
