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noun
a jet engine operated by the injection of fuel into a stream of air compressed by the forward speed of the aircraft.
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ramjet or ramjet engine (ˈræmˌdʒɛt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: athodyd | |
| a. a type of jet engine in which fuel is burned in a duct using air compressed by the forward speed of the aircraft | |
| b. an aircraft powered by such an engine | |
| ramjet engine or ramjet engine | |
| —n | |
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Ram-jet
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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ramjet  (rām'jět') Pronunciation Key
A cylindrical jet propulsion engine consisting of air intake and combustion chambers into which burning fuel is injected, forcing hot air out of the rear of the engine at high pressures to provide forward thrust. See Note at turbojet. |
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