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   Pro·pul·sion

   /prəˈpəlSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of driving or pushing forward: "they dive and use their wings for propulsion under water"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘expulsion’): from medieval Latin propulsio(n-), from Latin propellere ‘drive before (oneself)’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

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   • P

     3

   • U

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   • L

     1

   • S

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   • I

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   • O

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   • N

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