Word of the Day:
thruster
What It Means
One who thrusts, who pushes or stabs.
A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).
A bow thruster or a stern thruster.
Thruster in Context
“His hi-spec gear suggests that he's a corporate high-flyer and he's definitely a bit of a thruster, very much in control, taking care of business.”
Did You Know?
From thrust + -er. The surfboard sense was coined (but never trademarked) by Simon Anderson, who created the design in 1980. The name was almost immediately applied generically to any surfboard with that fin design.
Source and license
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