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combustor
[ kuhm-buhs-ter ]
/ kəmˈbʌs tər /
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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.
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Origin of combustor
First recorded in 1940–45; combust(ion) + -or2
Words nearby combustor
combustible, combustion, combustion chamber, combustion engine, combustion tube, combustor, Comby's sign, comd., comdg., Comdr., Comdt.
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British Dictionary definitions for combustor
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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