The fighter jet used the afterburner to elude the enemy aircraft.
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Afterburner
Synonyms for "afterburner" (5 found)
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Related word relations
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Translations
21 translations across 17 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 加力燃燒室 /加力燃烧室 noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
- 後燃器 /后燃器 noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Danish
1 entries- efterbrænder noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Dutch
2 entries- nabrander noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
- naverbrander noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Finnish
1 entries- jälkipoltin noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Georgian
1 entries- ფორსაჟის კამერა noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
German
1 entries- Nachbrenner noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Hungarian
1 entries- utánégető noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Indonesian
1 entries- pembakar lanjut noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Irish
1 entries- iardhóire noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Japanese
1 entries- アフターバーナー noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Malay
1 entries- pembakar lanjut noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- etterbrenner noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Persian
2 entries- افتر برنر noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
- پسسوز noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Portuguese
1 entries- pós-combustor noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Russian
2 entries- дожига́тель noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
- форса́жная ка́мера noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Spanish
1 entries- postquemador noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Turkish
1 entries- artyakıcı noun (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The fighter jet engaged its afterburner for extra thrust.
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