Turbojet

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.
  2. 2
    an airplane propelled by a turbojet engine wordnet
  3. 3
    a jet engine in which all the air passes through the compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine before being expelled to produce thrust wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
airplaneblowtorchenginefan jetfanjetfanjet engine

Example

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"At the same time that Whittle was working in England, Hans von Ohain was working on a similar design in Germany. The first airplane to successfully use a gas turbine engine was the German Heinkel He 178, in August, 1939. It was the world's first turbojet powered flight."

Etymology

From turbo- + jet.

Related phrases

jet engine

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