ramjet

English

Etymology

ram +‎ jet

Noun

ramjet (plural ramjets)

1. (aviation) A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

Derived terms

• scramjet
• Bussard ramjet

Related terms

• jet engine
• pulsejet
• turbojet

Translations

ramjet engine

• Catalan: estatoreactor m
• French: statoréacteur (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: rop-scairdinneall m
• Welsh: ramjet f