What does "afterburner" mean?

A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.

Afterburner

Common synonyms include: aeroplane, afterburning unit, airplane, boost device, gpu tuner, graphics optimizer.

noun

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Noun

1
A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
2
a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust wordnet

"The fighter jet used the afterburner to elude the enemy aircraft."

From after- + burner.