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combustor
[ kuhm-buhs-ter ]
noun
, Aeronautics.
- the apparatus in a ramjet or other jet engine for initiating and sustaining combustion, consisting of the igniter, fuel-injection system, combustion chamber, and flameholder.
combustor
/ kəmˈbʌstə /
noun
- the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter
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Word History and Origins
Origin of combustor1
First recorded in 1940–45; combust(ion) + -or 2
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