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axial-flow

American  
[ak-see-uhl-floh] / ˈæk si əlˈfloʊ /

adjective

  1. having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine.


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T-33s were the first-generation axial flow jet engines that we used as targets for real pilots.

From MSNBC • Oct. 23, 2019

He chose axial flow, even though Sir Frank Whittle, who pioneered jets, advised the other; Sopwith thinks the Sapphire proved his own judgment right.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pump designs vary to meet the jet's application and include single and multistage axial flow and mixed flow designs.

From Time Magazine Archive