ramjet

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Noun

ramjet (plural ramjets)

1. (aviation) A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

Related terms

• jet engine
• pulsejet
• turbojet

Translations

• French: statoréacteur

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