HyperDic: afterburner

English > 1 sense of the word *afterburner*:
NOUN	artifact	afterburner	a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

afterburner > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'fterber.ner
Rhymes	Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner...

English > *afterburner*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust.
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