mass-driver

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From the cluster of tubes along the big ship's centerline came a faint rumbling growl, more felt than heard, as the mass-driver launching electromagnets activated.

Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
"That's when she transferred me out of her office, to the mass-driver complex."

Empire Builders Bova, Ben 1993
Over the years, however, a small, makeshift, rugged community grew around the mass-driver facility.

Empire Builders Bova, Ben 1993
Except for the long straight track of the electric catapult itself, the mass-driver complex was underground, a warren of interconnected shelters and tunnels.

Empire Builders Bova, Ben 1993
Electric mass-driver catapults to beat Royal Navy cuts?

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Electric mass-driver catapults to beat Royal Navy cuts?

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However, according to reports, the test mass-driver installation suffered serious damage earlier this year in a mishap blamed on a "software malfunction".

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4 8FN OVA The original planners of the Alphonsus complex assumed that workers at the mass-driver facility would be quartered in the city and commute to their jobs via the cable-car system that crossed the ringwall.

Empire Builders Bova, Ben 1993