jet engine

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Synonyms: jet-engine, heat engine, jet engines, re engine

Antonyms: jet-engine, heat engine, jet engines, re engine

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Noun

1. An engine that obtains [[thrust]] by taking in [[air]] at the [[front]], using it to [[burn]] [[fuel]], then [[ejecting]] the hot [[combustion]] [[product]]s at the [[rear]] through a [[propulsive]] [[nozzle]].
2. Any engine [[propel]]led by expelling a high speed [[fluid]] [[jet]] ([[jet propulsion]]), such as a [[rocket]], [[turbojet]], [[turbofan]], [[ramjet]], etc.

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