| NOUN | artifact | afterburner | a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust |
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| Sounds | ae'fterber.ner | |
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| Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... | |
| Meaning | A device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust. | |
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| Part of | fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine | A jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | posquemador, postcombustión, postquemador | |
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