Synonyms for propulsion
prəˈpʌl ʃənpropul·sion

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1. propulsionnoun

   a propelling force

   Synonyms:
   actuation

2. propulsion, actuationnoun

   the act of propelling

   Synonyms:
   actuation

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1. List of paraphrases for "propulsion":

   propelling

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1. propulsion

   Synonyms:
   Anteropulsion

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1. Gene Roddenberry:

   You, The audience, furnish it's propulsion. With a wondrous leap of imagination, you make it into a real spaceship that can take us into the far reaches of the galaxy and sometimes even to the depths of the human soul.

2. Astronaut Scott Kelly:

   There are challenges that we have to meet, like the radiation issues, maybe we have a propulsion system that gets us there faster - I think we know enough and we’re close enough.

3. Bill Gray:

   Jon pointed out that JPL's Horizons system showed that the DSCOVR spacecraft's trajectory did not go particularly close to the moon. It would be a little strange if the second stage went right past the moon, while DSCOVR was in another part of the sky. There's always some separation, but this was suspiciously large, analysis led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies indicates the object expected to impact the far side of the Moon March 4 is likely the Chinese Chang' e 5-T1 booster launched in 2014.

4. Ankit Panda:

   Liquid fuel missile engines exploding do not give off radiation, and we know that the Russians are working on some kind of nuclear propulsion for a cruise missile.

5. General Motors boss Mary Barra:

   When you look at the work that we are doing to put connectivity in the vehicles ... looking at the forward looking technologies that you need in a vehicle, also all the propulsion technologies ... that is our focus, delivering the best return to our shareholders, we have the scale necessary to accomplish that.