ramjet

[ ram-jet ]
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noun
  1. 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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Origin of ramjet

1
First recorded in 1940–45; ram1 + jet1
  • Also called ramjet engine .

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How to use ramjet in a sentence

  • A bunch of Australian bushmen stumbling onto a ramjet and trying to figure out how it works.

    Masters of Space | Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for ramjet

ramjet

ramjet engine

/ (ˈræmˌdʒɛt) /


noun
  1. : Also called: athodyd

    • a type of jet engine in which fuel is burned in a duct using air compressed by the forward speed of the aircraft

    • an aircraft powered by such an engine

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Scientific definitions for ramjet

ramjet

[ rămjĕt′ ]


  1. 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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