'Propelling' definitions:
Definition of 'propelling'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive]
Definition of 'Propelling'
From: GCIDE
- Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating.] To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'propelling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active,
- bunt,
- butt,
- drive,
- driving,
- driving force,
- impelling,
- impulsion,
- in motion,
- mobile,
- motile,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motive power,
- motor,
- moving,
- propellant,
- propelment,
- propulsion,
- propulsive,
- propulsory,
- pulsion,
- pulsive,
- push,
- pushing,
- shove,
- shoving,
- shunt,
- stirring,
- thrust,
- transitional,
- traveling
Words containing 'Propelling'
- Propel,
- Propelled,
- Propeller,
- propellant,
- propellent,
- propellant propellent propelling propulsive,
- Hydraulic propeller,
- Jet propeller,
- Propeller wheel,
- Screw propeller,
- Steam propeller,
- Tractor propeller,
- airplane propeller,
- propellant explosive,
- propeller plane,
- rocket propellant,
- rocket propellent,
- jet-propelled,
- rocket-propelled,
- self-propelled,
- self-propelled self-propelling,
- self-propelling,
- Fish-tail propeller,
- double-propeller plane,
- jet-propelled plane,
- self-propelled vehicle,
- single-propeller plane,
- turbo-propeller plane,
- twin-propeller-plane,
- variable-pitch propeller