Thrust 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14

Thrust 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /θrʌst/ (noun & verb) Verb: to push something strongly and suddenly, push with force, propel, shove, force out, insert Noun: sudden and strong push, driving force, plunge, insertion,  drive, shove Thrust is the force which moves the rocket through the air, and through space. Thrust is generated by the propulsion system of the rocket through the application of Newton's third law of motion; For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action. In the propulsion system, an engine does work on a gas or liquid, called a working fluid, and accelerates the ...