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noun
A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ramjet engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jet engine
History
From ram + jet.
Across languages
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