Turbofan

Synonyms for "turbofan" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

fanjet fan-jet

Strong matches (1)

fanjet

Related words (3)

Noun(2 words)

fanjet engine turbofan engine

turbojet

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

5 entries

engine jet jet engine jet plane jet-propelled plane

Synonyms

2 entries

fanjet turbojet

Related terms

7 entries

aircraft engine gas turbine propfan propjet turbine turboprop turboshaft

derived

1 entries

geared turbofan

derived from

2 entries

fan turbo

has context

1 entries

aviation

related to

10 entries

engine exhaust fan gas turbine propfan propjet turbine turbojet turboprop turboshaft

Translations

4 translations across 3 languages.

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

渦輪風扇 /涡轮风扇 noun (turbojet engine)

Finnish

1 entries

ohivirtausmoottori noun (turbojet engine)

Spanish

2 entries

turbofán noun (turbojet engine)
turboventilador noun (turbojet engine)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Most modern airliners use turbofan engines because of their high thrust and good fuel efficiency.

Source: tatoeba (5325838)

A turbofan engine is the most modern variation of the basic gas turbine engine.

Source: tatoeba (5325840)

Turbofans are always multispool engines.

Source: wiktionary

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