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English Dictionary: PROPULSION by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
propulsion
n
  1. a propelling force
  2. the act of propelling
    Synonym(s): propulsion, actuation
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.
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