Turbofan_engineWordNet Explorer

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noun

a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust

Words in this synset: fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet_engine, turbojet, turbojet_engine, turbofan

noun

a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion

noun

an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine

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an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine

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a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

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turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine