jet engine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 See also 1.1.4 Translations

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[edit] Noun

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jet engine (plural jet engines)

1. an engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle
2. any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet etc.

[edit] Derived terms

• turbojet
• fanjet
• pulsejet
• ramjet
• scramjet
• jet turbine

[edit] Related terms

• pulse detonation engine
• turbofan
• turboshaft
• turboprop
• gas turbine
• duct engine
• jet propulsion

[edit] See also

• piston engine
• rotary engine

[edit] Translations

• Interlingua: motor a jecto
• Portuguese: motor a jato m.
• Dutch: straalmotor m.
• Macedonian: млазен погон mk(mk) (mlázen pógon) m.
• Russian: реактивный даигатель ru(ru) (r'eaktívnyj dvígat'el') m.
• Swedish: jetmotor c., reamotor c.