ramjet
Americannoun
noun
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A cylindrical jet propulsion engine consisting of air intake and combustion chambers into which burning fuel is injected, forcing hot air out of the rear of the engine at high pressures to provide forward thrust.
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See Note at turbojet
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You can’t launch a plane using a ramjet.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
The missile was launched from a B-52 off the West Coast and was powered by a high-technology Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet — a supersonic combustion ramjet used for ultra-high-speed flight.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
HCMs use a supersonic combustion ramjet, or “scramjet,” to accelerate.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 8, 2020
Another daunting challenge is the supersonic combustion ramjet, — or “scramjet” — engine that powers hypersonic cruise missiles such as those in the Air Force’s conventional strike weapon contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2018
The floaters may propel themselves through the planetary atmosphere with gusts of gas, like a ramjet or a rocket.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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