air-breathe
[ air-breeth ]
verb (used without object),air-breathed [air-breethd], /ˈɛərˌbriðd/, air-breath·ing.
(of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
Origin of air-breathe
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