propulsive
pro·pul·sive
adjective
2.
tending to or capable of propelling
- “propellant fuel for submarines”
- “the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency”
- “universities...the seats of propulsive thought”
Origin
Formed from Latin prōpulsus with the suffix -ive.
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