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thruster

thrus·ter

US/ˈθɹʌ.stɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

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2.

a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft

Origin

From thrust + -er. The surfboard sense was coined (but never trademarked) by Simon Anderson, who created the design in 1980. The name was almost immediately applied generically to any surfboard with that fin design.

Phrases

  • azimuth thruster
  • microwave resonant cavity thruster

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