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aero engine

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noun

  1. an engine for powering an aircraft

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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French aero engine maker Safran said on Monday it was s in discussions with U.S. aerospace company Raytheon Technologies for the potential acquisition of certain flight control and actuation activities, confirming earlier media reports.

From Reuters Jun. 5, 2023

Ross McInnes, the chairman of aero engine and equipment maker Safran, said France's school system needed fixing.

From Reuters Jul. 4, 2021

China is known to have difficulties in developing aero engine technology, and this is also true for UAV engines.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2015

Rolls-Royce reassured investors that the outlook for its aero engine business remained good, thanks to increasing demand for travel in emerging economies and the need to replace older aircraft with new, fuel efficient models.

From Reuters Nov. 4, 2014

Just then we heard the sound of an aero engine overhead.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 by Various

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