thruster

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθrʌstə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thrus′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
thrust•er  (thrus′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that thrusts.
  2. Sport[Fox Hunting.]a rider who keeps in the front of the field.
  3. Rocketry[Aerospace.]a small rocket attached to a spacecraft and used to control its attitude or translational motion.
  • thrust + -er1 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thruster /ˈθrʌstə/ n
  1. a person or thing that thrusts
  2. Also called: vernier rocket a small rocket engine, esp one used to correct the altitude or course of a spacecraft
'thruster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
vernier rocket - bow thruster

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