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What is the noun for propulsively?

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propeller

One who, or that which, propels.
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
Synonyms:

propulsor, rotor, screw, vane, airscrew, fan, fin, oar, paddle, prop, driver, fan engine, blade, airfoil, flat, rudder, sail, stabilizer, stabiliser … more

Examples:

“Both propellers are in place, though the starboard propeller is missing a couple of blades.”

“We got suited up, had some instructions from our jumpers, and headed out to the two propeller plane that takes everyone up.”

“It includes a propeller, a hook joint, a drive shaft, O-rings, a stator, and a bidirectional acid powered motor.”

propulsion

The action of driving or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“The jet engine and the rocket engine have different nozzles because they are harnessing two different kinds of propulsion.”

“Chabot played decades before the advent of television, jet propulsion, and the Internet.”

“There was rhythmic propulsion and vigor in the fast sections, yet the quartet never exaggerated the music's pulse.”

propulsor

(chiefly aeronautics) A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change the angle of thrust. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms:

fan, propeller, rotor, screw, vane, airscrew, fin, fan engine, oar, prop, paddle, driver, blade, airfoil, flat, rudder, sail, stabilizer, stabiliser … more

Examples:

“At the first level, one asks how a propulsor is built and how it moves during locomotion.”

“The other main items of machinery are two GEC turbines, and a single shaft with a pump jet propulsor.”

“A third factor contributing to elevated swimming energetic costs, particularly in semi-aquatic mammals, is the efficiency of the propulsor.”

propelment

(archaic) propulsion, the act of propeling.

propulsiveness

The state or condition of being propulsive.

propellor

(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of propeller
Examples:

“Earlier in the day, they were called to assist a fishing vessel when its propellor became fouled while fishing off Helvick.”

“The vessel is of a round hull design with a bulbous bow, bow thruster and propellor nozzle.”

“Equipped with two propellor turbines, the power station has a capacity of 21,1 MW and generates some 115 million kWh per year.”

propelments

plural of propelment

propulsions

plural of propulsion
Synonyms:

momenta, pushes, forces, drives, powers, thrusts, impetuses, energies, impulsions, pressures, strengths, impulses, actuations, steams, velocities, speeds, efforts, horsepower, muscles, punches, stresses, surges, tensions, motive powers, driving forces, motions, inertiae, wellies, movements, spurs, spins, topspins, mights, potencies, impacts, vigours, stamina, vigors, sinews, stimuli, firepowers, exertions, puissances, potences, violences, weights, dynamisms, brunts, sox, lives … more

propellers

plural of propeller
Synonyms:

propulsors, rotors, vanes, airscrews, fans, fins, oars, paddles, props, drivers, sails, blades, flats, airfoils, stabilisers, rudders, stabilizers, fan blades, impellers, sculls, sweeps, spades, spoons, paddlewheels, poles, spoon oars, catapults, slingshots, ballistas, trebuchets, arbalests, heavers, hurlers, pitchers, shanghais, shooters, slings, tossers … more

Examples:

“Flashing propellers carved the skies as a variety of innovative aircraft and daring pilots, many of them female, quested for fame and money.”

“There was no chance of saving the ship and by low water she was hard aground, her propellers embedded in the sand.”

“The vessel's net entangled and fouled the 52-foot motor lifeboat's twin 36-inch brass propellers.”

propellors

plural of propellor

propulsors

plural of propulsor
Synonyms:

fans, propellers, rotors, vanes, airscrews, fins, oars, paddles, drivers, props, sails, blades, flats … more

Examples:

“The propulsors kicked in and the craft was suddenly floating on a large pocket of air.”

“They will be the first of Britain's major Naval vessels to be without traditional rudders, being steered instead by electric-powered propulsors.”

“With a loud burst, the propulsors emitted a large flame and propelled the Celeste straight into the air.”

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