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noun Aeronautics, Rocketry.

an engine that produces power as a reaction to the momentum given to gases ejected from it, as a rocket or jet engine.

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RELATED WORDS

rocket, fanjet, pulsejet, ramjet, turbofan, turbojet, turboprop

Nearby words

  1. react,
  2. reactance,
  3. reactant,
  4. reaction,
  5. reaction chamber,
  6. reaction formation,
  7. reaction of degeneration,
  8. reaction time,
  9. reaction turbine,
  10. reaction, chemical

Origin of reaction engine

First recorded in 1865–70
Also called reaction motor.
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reaction engine

reaction motor

noun

an engine, such as a jet or rocket engine, that ejects gas at high velocity and develops its thrust from the ensuing reaction
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