jet engine

Noun

Meaning

a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rocket jet blowtorch ramjet athodyd jet propulsion aircraft engine reaction engine fanjet turbojet turbofan rocket motor pulsejet fanjet engine engine of an aircraft
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Hypernyms

reaction engine reaction-propulsion engine

Hyponyms

rocket ramjet rocket engine athodyd fanjet turbojet

Related terms

jet propulsion gas turbine turboprop turbofan turboshaft pulse detonation engine

Examples

“A 32-bit microcontroller that can last for over 10,000 hours at 200 (degrees Celsius) is a major improvement in jet engine electronics,” said Bruce Wood, software engineer for aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Source: Internet

A jet engine at rest, as on a test stand, sucks in fuel and tries to thrust itself forward. Source: Internet

A jet engine has no propeller, so the propulsive power of a jet engine is determined from its thrust as follows. Source: Internet

After the successful test flights of the world's first jet aircraft—the Heinkel He 178 —within a week of the Invasion of Poland to start the war, they adopted the jet engine for an advanced fighter aircraft. Source: Internet

Adding exhaust from a jet engine aids the process. Source: Internet

For instance, internal aerodynamics encompasses the study of the airflow through a jet engine or through an air conditioning pipe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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