propulsion

«propulsion» in Mova's school dictionary: the force that pushes something forward, such as a car… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (propulsion — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Propulsion is the force that pushes something forward, such as a car, boat, rocket or animal. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on forces it explains how rockets (jet propulsion), boats (propellers), and animals like squid (water jets) move. It belongs to the formal and science register. Phrases: «jet propulsion», «rocket propulsion», «means of propulsion».

examples

• Rockets use jet propulsion. tree →
• A squid moves by jet propulsion. tree →
• Oars are a simple means of propulsion. tree →
• The engine gives propulsion to the ship. tree →
• The balloon rocket shows propulsion in action. tree →
• Fish use their tails for propulsion. tree →
• Sails use wind for propulsion. tree →
• Scientists are testing new kinds of propulsion for spacecraft. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: propel. Related: propeller. In forces lessons: every action has an equal and opposite reaction — the rocket pushes gas back, the gas pushes the rocket forward.

In the corpora

• A squid moves fast by jet propulsion: it squirts water out through a funnel called a siphon and shoots the other way.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «propulsion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.