Hypertext Webster Gateway: "propulsion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Propulsion \Pro*pul"sion\, n. [Cf. F. propulsion. See {Propel}.]
1. The act driving forward or away; the act or process of
propelling; as, steam propulsion.
2. An impelling act or movement.
God works in all things; all obey His first
propulsion. --Whittier.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
propulsion
n 1: a propelling force
2: the act of propelling [syn: {actuation}]
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