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Six example sentences with propulsion, each labelled with its topic.
The squid moves by jet propulsion, squeezing water from its mantle hard enough to shoot backward across the tank.
Science
Modern ferries rely on waterjet propulsion, which lets them dock in shallow harbors that older diesel boats could never enter.
Travel
The founders spent four years building an ion propulsion unit small enough to nudge a shoebox satellite between orbits.
Startups
Steam propulsion freed ships from the wind, and by 1850 a crossing that once took six weeks took twelve days.
History
In front crawl most of a swimmer's propulsion comes from the arm pull, and the kick mainly keeps the hips high.
Fitness
The space game models propulsion honestly, so a ship keeps drifting after its engines cut out.
Gaming
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