athodyd

ath·o·dyd

 (ăth′ə-dĭd′)

n.

A simple, essentially tubular jet engine, such as a ramjet.

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[a(ero)- + th(erm)ody(namic) + d(uct).]

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athodyd

(ˈæθəʊˌdaɪd)

n

(Aeronautics) another name for ramjet

[C20: from a(ero)-th(erm)ody(namic) d(uct)]

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athodyd - a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed atherodyde, flying drainpipe, ramjet, ramjet engine jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion

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