combustor

[kuh m-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.

Nearby words

combustible,
combustion,
combustion chamber,
combustion engine,
combustion tube,
comby's sign,
comd.,
comdg,
comdg.,
comdr

Origin of combustor

First recorded in 1940–45; combust(ion) + -or²

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British Dictionary definitions for combustor

combustor

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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