Thrust
Thrust was, as the Fifth Doctor explained, "mass in motion". (TV: Castrovalva [+]Loading...["Castrovalva (TV story)"]) Thrust was generally produced by thrusters, such as those on a spacecraft. (TV: The Robots of Death [+]Loading...["The Robots of Death (TV story)"] et al) Explosions could also produce upwards thrust. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth [+]Loading...["The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)"])
Rocket thrust was, according to Tegan Jovanka, "enormous". It was so large that it enabled escape from gravity, such as that of Event One. Deleting rooms in a TARDIS using the architectural reconfiguration system could also produce large amounts of thrust. (TV: Castrovalva [+]Loading...["Castrovalva (TV story)"])
According to the Thirteenth Doctor, positrons produced by the Tsuranga's particle accelerator interacted with the fuel materials to produce heat, which produced thrust. (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum [+]Loading...["The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)"])
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A thrust could also refer to the use of a bladed weapon, such as a sword. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora [+]Loading...["The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)"], The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart once referred to an Auton incursion as a "diversionary thrust". (TV: Terror of the Autons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Autons (TV story)"])
The phrase 'thrust' was also a saying that meant to forcibly impose oneself on someone. (TV: The Chase [+]Loading...["The Chase (TV story)"])
