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propulsion (n.)
[propulsion 词源字典]
1610s, "expulsion," noun of action formed from
propuls-
, past participle stem of Latin
propellere
"to propel" (see
propel
). Meaning "act of driving forward, propulsive force" first attested 1799.
[propulsion etymology, propulsion origin, 英语词源]