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turbojet

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jet engine

3

noun

Meaning 3

an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane

History

Etymology

From turbo- + jet.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տուրբառեակտիվ շարժիչ (turbaṙeaktiv šaržičʻ) — type of jet engine
  • Catalan: turbojet — type of jet engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 渦輪噴射發動機 /涡轮喷射发动机 — type of jet engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 涡轮喷气发动机 (wōlún pēnqì fādòngjī) — type of jet engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 渦噴發動機 /涡喷发动机 (wōpēn fādòngjī) — type of jet engine
  • Dutch: turbojet — type of jet engine
  • Finnish: suihkuturbiini — type of jet engine
  • Finnish: suihkumoottori — type of jet engine
  • French: turboréacteur — type of jet engine
  • German: Einstrom-Strahltriebwerk — type of jet engine
  • German: Turbojet — type of jet engine
  • Ido: turboreaktoro — type of jet engine
  • Italian: turbogetto — type of jet engine
  • Italian: turboreattore — type of jet engine
  • Japanese: ターボジェットエンジン (tābojettoenjin) — type of jet engine
  • Polish: silnik turbinowo-odrzutowy — type of jet engine
  • Polish: silnik turboodrzutowy — type of jet engine
  • Portuguese: turbojato — type of jet engine
  • Russian: турбореакти́вный дви́гатель (turboreaktívnyj dvígatelʹ) — type of jet engine
  • Russian: турбореа́ктор (turboreáktor) — type of jet engine
  • Spanish: turborreactor — type of jet engine
  • Swedish: enkelströmsmotor — type of jet engine