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Examples

  • One freighter damaged due to a falling gravo-crane.

    Good Night, Mrs. Calabash 2010

  • At the extremity of that swing, he released the gravo-repulsor and, in Ganymede's weak gravity, the sleigh jerked down -

    Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories Greenberg, Martin H. 1990

  • He thought some more, got into the sleigh, strapped down his bag and turned Christmas on Ganymede 41 on the gravo-repulsors.

    Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories Greenberg, Martin H. 1990

  • All I have to do is fix a few gravo-repulsors from the dissociator to the bottom and that'll make it weightless when the current's on.

    Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories Greenberg, Martin H. 1990

  • Naturally, since the vehicle was bottom-heavy due to the metal gravo-repulsor beneath, it righted itself as it fell.

    Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories Greenberg, Martin H. 1990

  • Waving farewell to Amerie, he launched the gravo-magnetic craft into an orbit thousands of kilometers above Pliocene Earth and began to wait.

    The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

  • But the Spear of Lugonn must still be there beside the crater lake, together with the gravo-magnetically powerful flying machines that had carried the exotics from their dying Ship.

    The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

  • While our ancient home-planet went its separate and peculiar way, we rediscovered the gravo-magnetic drive.

    The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

  • A cursory inspection convinced Richard and Martha that the exotic craft were indeed gravo-magnetically powered, quite similar to the machines of the Galactic Milieu.

    The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

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