| combustion chamber | |
| —n | |
| an enclosed space in which combustion takes place, such as the space above the piston in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine or the chambers in a gas turbine or rocket engine in which fuel and oxidant burn | |
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| combustion chamber
An enclosure in which combustion, especially of a fuel or propellant, is initiated and controlled. See also internal-combustion engine. |