Term: jet propulsion: propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: ante: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: ageism: discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: genus bison: sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: floor: a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: psychotria: tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: hardship: something that causes or entails suffering; - James Boswell
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: neuroglia: sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: syllabub: spiced hot milk with rum or wine
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: scuttle: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
Broader: reaction propulsion: propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum | Unrelated: resistance unit: the reciprocal of conductance