HyperDic: reaction_propulsion

English > 1 sense of the expression reaction propulsion:
NOUNphenomenonreaction propulsionpropulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum
English > reaction propulsion: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaningpropulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum.
Narrowerjet propulsionpropulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear
rocket propulsionreaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion
BroaderpropulsionA propelling force

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