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arc-jet engine

[ahrk-jet]
–noun
a type of rocket engine using propellant gas heated by an electric arc.
Also, arcjet engine.
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arc-jet engine   (ärk'jět')   
n.  A rocket engine that operates by heating the propellant gas with an electric arc.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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