PROPULSION SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does propulsion system mean? 

• PROPULSION SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun PROPULSION SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a system that provides a propelling or driving force

  Familiarity information: PROPULSION SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPULSION SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system that provides a propelling or driving force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("propulsion system" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

 Context examples 

Using its ion propulsion system, Dawn will enter orbit around Ceres on March 6.

('Bright Spot' on Ceres Has Dimmer Companion, NASA)

Dawn has been using its ion propulsion system to maneuver to its first science orbit at Ceres, which it will reach on April 23.

(Dawn Glimpses Ceres' North Pole, NASA)