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sustainer

/səˈsteɪ.nə/

/səˈsteɪ.nɚ/

Translations

sustainernoun

sustainers

/səˈsteɪ.nə/

/səˈsteɪ.nɚ/

The community viewed her as a key sustainer of local traditions.

La communauté la considérait comme un soutien essentiel des traditions locales.

étage sustenteurTerme technique en astronautique.

The sustainer burned for an additional three minutes after the boosters dropped away.

L’étage sustenteur a continué à brûler pendant trois minutes supplémentaires après la séparation des propulseurs d’appoint.

dispositif de maintienEmploi technique.

The sustainer in the engine ensures that the machine runs smoothly.

Le dispositif de maintien du moteur assure le bon fonctionnement de la machine.

Additional translations

mainteneurPeu usuel; s’emploie surtout pour une personne ou un dispositif qui entretient le fonctionnement ou l’existence de quelque chose.

Synonyms

sustaineradjective

/səˈsteɪnə/

/səˈsteɪnər/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g. "sustainer engine") to denote something that provides sustaining power or support.

de maintien

The missile's sustainer motor kept it on course during the mid-flight phase.

Le moteur de maintien du missile l’a maintenu sur sa trajectoire pendant la phase de vol intermédiaire.

Additional translations

sustentateurTerme technique, surtout en aéronautique et en astronautique.

sustainernoun

A person or thing that maintains or supports something.

The community viewed her as a key sustainer of local traditions.

A device or mechanism that keeps something in operation or existence.

The sustainer in the engine ensures that the machine runs smoothly.

The stage or engine of a rocket that continues propulsion after booster separation.

The sustainer burned for an additional three minutes after the boosters dropped away.

sustaineradjective

Providing sustaining power or support; maintaining operation after an initial phase.

The missile's sustainer motor kept it on course during the mid-flight phase.