ramjet
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9.4
- noun
- /ˈræmˌdʒɛt/
- Specialized
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ramjet
- In fact, it is surprising that we encountered a ramjet-using race where we did.
- ramjet and scramjet
The thing that's left is called a ramjet, called that way because it Rams into the air.
- The thing that's left is called a ramjet, called that way because it Rams into the air.
- Now there's the Skunk Works that would deal with a conventional jet rocket, you know, ramjet type classified aircraft, right?
- But there's also a third possibility, and that is ramjet fusion power.
Examples
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The scramjet is a ramjet engine in which the airflow through the whole engine remains supersonic.
Academic text (2001) -
The RBCC concept blends the performance of the rocket, ramjet, and scramjet into one system for seamless ground-to-orbit operation.
Academic text (2001) -
There were other viable alternatives to interstellar travel by ramjet that the defendants could have employed.
Fiction book (1998) -
A ramjet-driven spacecraft is an intrinsically hazardous form of transport.
Fiction book (1998) -
He has developed a technique for achieving oblique detonations, such as might be used in hypersonic ramjets.
Academic text (1996) -
Fei Lung-9 was similar in size to Fei Lung-7 and was launched by four solid rocket boosters and sustained by a boron-hydride ramjet engine.
Fiction book (1991) -
Twenty-four objective-time years ago, we set out for Gamma Leporis in the hydrogen-ramjet vessel Arachne, commanded by Cecilia LoCarno.
Fiction book (1998) -
The ramjet engine operates efficiently at high speeds, utilizing its forward motion to compress incoming air.
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Innovative research on ramjets is paving the way for faster aircraft that can travel at hypersonic speeds.
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The military is exploring the potential of ramjet technology for advanced missile systems.
Synonyms
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8.1
An engine with no moving parts that needs very high speed to work
A simple jet engine with no moving parts that only works when moving very fast
A simple jet engine that only works at high speed and needs a fast launch
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Etymology
The word ramjet comes from two simple parts: ram ('to push') and jet ('a fast stream of air'). So it literally names an engine that uses its own forward movement to 'push' air into a jet, which is why it has no moving parts and only works at high speed.