Thruster vs. Rocket

Thruster vs. Rocket — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Thruster and Rocket

Thrusternoun

One who thrusts, who pushes or stabs.

Rocketnoun

A rocket engine.

Thrusternoun

A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).

Rocketnoun

(military) A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine.

Thrusternoun

(nautical) A bow thruster or a stern thruster.

Rocketnoun

A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine.

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Thrusternoun

(surfing) A surfboard (usually a shortboard) with three fins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near the rails.

Rocketnoun

A rocket propelled firework, a skyrocket

Thrusternoun

An ambitious, driven person; a go-getter.

Rocketnoun

(slang) An ace (the playing card).

Thrusternoun

one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

Rocketnoun

An angry communication (such as a letter or telegram) to a subordinate.

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Thrusternoun

a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft

Rocketnoun

A blunt lance head used in jousting.

Rocketnoun

(figurative) Something that shoots high in the air.

Rocketnoun

The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.

Rocketnoun

rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis)

Rocketverb

To accelerate swiftly and powerfully

Rocketverb

To fly vertically

Rocketverb

To rise or soar rapidly

Rocketverb

To carry something in a rocket

Rocketverb

To attack something with rockets

Rocketnoun

any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine

Rocketnoun

a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

Rocketnoun

erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

Rocketnoun

propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

Rocketnoun

sends a firework display high into the sky

Rocketverb

shoot up abruptly, like a rocket;

prices skyrocketed

Rocketverb

propel with a rocket