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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Propulsion, the act of propelling. archaic, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A mechanism that propels something. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

buntbuttdrivedriving forcemotive powerpropelling

Etymology

From propel + -ment.

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