turbojet
an airplane equipped with one or more turbojet engines.
Origin of turbojet
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How to use turbojet in a sentence
With its turbojets fading into a dense roar, it taxied across the field toward the central building.
A Mixture of Genius | Arnold CastleHe brought the unicopter down quickly, with a rush of air and a whine of turbojets.
Home is Where You Left It | Adam Chase
British Dictionary definitions for turbojet
/ (ˈtɜːbəʊˌdʒɛt) /
short for turbojet engine
an aircraft powered by one or more turbojet engines
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Scientific definitions for turbojet
[ tûr′bō-jĕt′ ]
A type of gas turbine in which air, drawn into a combustion chamber by fans, is rapidly heated by combusted fuel, creating air pressure that drives turbines and provides jet propulsion. The turbines drive the fans, while the air and exhaust expelled from the rear of the engine provide the forward thrust. Compare rocket engine turbofan.
An aircraft powered by an engine or engines of this type.
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