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scramjet

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scram·jet  (skrmjt)
n.
A ramjet airplane engine designed for hypersonic flight that burns fuel in the supersonic airstream produced by the plane.
[s(upersonic) + c(ombustion) + ramjet.]
scramjet
Noun
a. a type of ramjet in which the forward motion of the craft forces oxygen to mix with fuel (usually hydrogen) at supersonic speeds within a duct in the engine
b. an aircraft powered by such an engine [from s(upersonic) + c(ombustion) + ramjet]

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