turbojet engine
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- noun
- /ˈtɜrboʊˌdʒɛt ˈɛnʤɪn/
- Specialized
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motor a reacción
- With its turbojet engine, the AGM-84E SLAM, the acronym for the Standoff Land Attack Missile, could carry a one-thousand-pound warhead over sixty miles.
Examples
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Perhaps corporate interest was absorbed in other efforts of commercial turbofan development, afterburning turbofan development (for the F-111), and Mach 3+ turbojet engine development (for the SR-71).
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Quincy: Turbojet engine fueled by kerosene and liquid oxygen.
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Edward Constant's story of turbojet engine development is but one illustration of how "communities of technological practitioners" can help separate spurious data from more promising representations of reality.
Academic text (2017) -
They have about an equal split of engines on the F-15 and F-16 fighters, while P&W has the turbojet engines on Boeing's popular four-engine C-17 military transport.
Academic text (2010) -
The aircraft is equipped with a powerful turbojet engine, allowing it to reach speeds over 600 miles per hour.
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During the design process, engineers focused on enhancing the efficiency of the turbojet engine to reduce fuel consumption.
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The turbojet engine generates thrust by mixing air with fuel and igniting it, creating a high-speed exhaust.
Synonyms
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A machine that uses fuel to make power for cars or machines
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An engine that pushes a plane by shooting out fast hot air
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An engine that burns fuel to make hot gas that spins a wheel with blades
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A machine that gives power to a plane so it can fly
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A jet engine with a big fan that gives extra power and saves fuel on passenger planes
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A jet engine that uses a turbine to squeeze air and push a plane forward
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A jet motor with a large front fan that pushes extra air to make the plane move forward
A machine like a jet or rocket that pushes a vehicle by throwing fast gas out the back
A machine that pushes a rocket or other spacecraft forward by shooting out fast gases
An engine with a large fan that pushes extra air to make the plane go faster
A jet engine with a large front fan that pushes extra air to make more power and save fuel
A jet engine with a large front fan, or a plane powered by it
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is transparently compositional: 'turbojet' specifies the type of 'engine', so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes an engine powered by a turbojet. This follows a common noun+noun compounding pattern in English (and many languages), making the overall meaning predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Turbojet engine gets its name from two parts: turbo, a fast, spinning fan, and jet, a fast stream of air or gas. Picture that spinning fan making a hot, powerful stream that pushes the plane. So the name means 'a jet engine that uses a spinning fan to make a high-speed stream to push an aircraft'.