reaction engine
an engine that produces power as a reaction to the momentum given to gases ejected from it, as a rocket or jet engine.
Origin of reaction engine
1- Also called reaction motor.
Words Nearby reaction engine
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How to use reaction engine in a sentence
Out of the port they could see the red flare of a reaction engine; the next ship in their sector, speeding forward.
The Hour of Battle | Robert SheckleyThis also was the invention of Hero, and was a reaction engine, on the principle of the eolipile.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science | John William DraperIt revolved by the agency of steam, and was of the form that we should now call a reaction-engine.
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science | John William Draper
British Dictionary definitions for reaction engine
an engine, such as a jet or rocket engine, that ejects gas at high velocity and develops its thrust from the ensuing reaction
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