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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
propulsion/prəˈpʌlʃn/
▶noun the action of driving or pushing forward.
– derivatives
propulsive adjective,
propulsively adverb.
propulsive adjective,
propulsively adverb.
– origin C17: from med. L. propulsio(n-), from L. propellere ‘drive before (oneself)’.
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