Plural of thruster
regular plural
The plural of thruster is thrusters.
Forms of thruster
| Singular | thruster /ˈθɹʌ.stɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | thrusters |
| Countable | countable |
Thrusters in a sentence
- Nevertheless osteopaths are coming to regard themselves not so much as thrusters, or even as repositioners, of bones, but as releasers of the patient's own recuperative forces.1978, Brian Inglis, The Book of the Back, page 109
- That’s an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.From the entry affirmative
- The RCS thrusters fired several times to stabilize the tumbling spacecraft.From the entry fire
- At high angles of attack, the shuttle’s rudder is blanked by the fuselage and wings, forcing it to use its RCS thrusters for yaw control.From the entry blank
- Cyan full-burned the thrusters to gain speed, turning the shuttle away from the planet toward the distant moons.2011, Laurann Dohner, Taunting Krell. From the entry full-burn
Meaning of thruster
- noun One who thrusts, who pushes or stabs.
- noun A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).
- noun A bow thruster or a stern thruster.
Questions about the plural of thruster
- What is the plural of thruster?
- The plural of thruster is thrusters.
- Is thruster countable?
- Thruster is a countable noun.
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