What does "ramjet" mean?

A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

What is a synonym for "ramjet"?

Common synonyms include: atherodyde, athodyd, blowtorch, engine, flying drainpipe, generator.

Ramjet

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.
2
a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed wordnet