repulsorlift
- noun
- Literature
- But even as she did so, she heard the subtle change in sound and vibration pattern as the main sublight drive shut down and the repulsorlift kicked in.
Examples
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The spaceship lifted off the ground smoothly thanks to its advanced repulsorlift technology.
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That final shudder as Jaina eased off the repulsorlifts and settled the shuttle onto the docking bay floor stirred Mara from her rest.
Fiction book (2000) -
Lift cars such as this one contain emergency repulsorlift systems.
Fiction book (1991) -
The village was not, in fact, being held up by repulsorlifts.
Fiction book (1991) -
Was the whole city being held up by repulsorlifts?
Fiction book (1991) -
I started the engines, then shunted power to the repulsorlift coils.
Fiction book (1999) -
Even over the sound of the repulsorlifts, Wedge could hear the cheers from the crowd.
Fiction book (1998) -
But then the closer ship, coming from port, passed right under the Jade Sabre, and Jaina fired the repulsorlifts, bouncing the Jade Sabre up and sending the poor Headhunter into a wild, spinning roll.
Fiction book (2000) -
Using a repulsorlift, the hovercraft glided effortlessly above the surface of the water.
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The engineer adjusted the repulsorlift settings to improve the vehicle's stability during flight.
Synonyms
A device that makes gravity weaker so things float
A device that makes vehicles hover above the ground
A device in science fiction that makes vehicles float above the ground
Compounds
- Literature
A device in science fiction that makes vehicles float above the ground
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repulsorlift is a science fiction name made by joining repulsor, from 'repulse' meaning 'push away', and lift, meaning 'raise'. So a repulsorlift is a device that 'pushes away' against the ground or an invisible field to 'raise' a vehicle and make it float.