| NOUN | artifact | turbofan engine, fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan | a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
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| Meaning | A jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust. | |
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| Synonyms | fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan | |
| Part of | fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet | An airplane propelled by a fanjet engine |
| propjet, turboprop, turbo-propeller plane | An airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine | |
| Parts | afterburner | A device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust |
| gas turbine | turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion | |
| Broader | jet engine | A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion |
| Spanish | turbojet, turborreactor | |
| Catalan | turbojet | |
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