how to pronounce thruster

/ˈθɹʌstɚ/

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thruster is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of thruster

noun:

A surfboard (usually a shortboard) with three fins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near the rails.
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.
An ambitious, driven person; a go-getter.

thruster frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word thruster occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics thruster can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that thruster can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;