- turbojet engine
- noun Date: 1944 a jet engine in which a turbine drives a compressor that supplies air to a burner and hot gases from the burner drive the turbine before being discharged rearward
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turbojet engine
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turbojet engine — a jet propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine driven compressor. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
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turbojet — /terr boh jet /, n. 1. See turbojet engine. 2. an airplane equipped with one or more turbojet engines. [1940 45; TURBO + JET1] * * * Jet engine in which a turbine driven compressor draws in and compresses air, forcing it into a combustion chamber … Universalium
engine — Synonyms and related words: AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, arc jet engine, axial flow turbojet, beam engine, bearings, blowing engine, boiler, caldron, cam, cam… … Moby Thesaurus
