afterburner
Americannoun
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Aeronautics. a device placed within, or attached to the exit of, a jet-engine exhaust pipe to produce afterburning.
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a device for burning exhaust fumes from an internal-combustion engine, as of an automobile.
noun
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a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases
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a system of fuel injection and combustion located behind the turbine of an aircraft jet engine to produce additional thrust
Etymology
Origin of afterburner
Example Sentences
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Additionally, “one Russian pilot positioned their aircraft in front of an MQ-9 and engaged afterburner, thereby reducing the operator’s ability to safely operate the aircraft.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
“Covid-19 just punched the afterburner on an already speeding jet” of popularity, he says.
From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2020
Greco says the Air Force planned to track afterburner takeoffs, but didn’t announce what they would do if the estimates were off.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2019
“The intercepting SU-27 made an additional pass, closing with the EP-3 and applying its afterburner while conducting a banking turn away.”
From Fox News • Nov. 5, 2018
When I tossed in the match, a cone of flame shot up with a whoosh like a jet afterburner.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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