reaction-propulsion engine
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Noun | 1. | ![]() engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work ion engine - a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion |
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