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| airship |
a lighter-than-air aircraft, with its own propulsion system and steering control. |
| booster |
a segment of a rocket that provides the main source of propulsion during takeoff. [1/4 definitions] |
| drivetrain |
the assembly that transmits an engine's rotary motion to the actual means of propulsion such as a propeller or wheel. |
| free flight |
the flight or any part a flight, as of an airplane or rocket, that occurs without a means of propulsion. |
| jet1 |
an airplane powered by engines discharging a backward flow of heated gases to create forward propulsion. [1/5 definitions] |
| jet propulsion |
propulsion of aircraft and some small ships that results from the high-velocity expulsion of compressed outside air and hot exhaust gases through a jet nozzle. |
| powerboat |
a boat equipped with a usu. inboard motor for propulsion; motorboat. |
| rocket1 |
an engine that provides propulsion in the same manner. [1/6 definitions] |
| sail |
a large piece of fabric or the like that may be mounted on a vessel and extended to catch the force of the wind for propulsion. [1/12 definitions] |
| self-propelled |
having within itself its own means of propulsion. |
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