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turbojet engine

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turbojet engine
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(Engineering / Aeronautics) a gas turbine in which the exhaust gases provide the propulsive thrust to drive an aircraft
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Noun1.turbojet engine - a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrustturbojet engine - a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
fanjet engine, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbofan, fan-jet, fanjet
afterburner - a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
fan-jet, fanjet, turbofan, turbojet - an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
gas turbine - turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine
jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
propjet, turbo-propeller plane, turboprop - an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
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