English > turbojet engine: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| 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, turbofan, turbofan engine |
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| Part of | fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet | An airplane propelled by a fanjet engine |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | turbojet, turborreactor |
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| Catalan | turbojet |
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