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scramjet

[ skram-jet ]
/ ˈskræmˌdʒɛt /
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noun Aeronautics.
a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.

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Origin of scramjet

1965–70; s(upersonic)c(ombustion)ramjet
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British Dictionary definitions for scramjet

scramjet
/ (ˈskræmˌdʒɛt) /

noun
  1. a type of ramjet in which the forward motion of the craft forces oxygen to mix with fuel (usually hydrogen) at supersonic speeds within a duct in the engine
  2. an aircraft powered by such an engine
  3. (as modifier)scramjet technology

Word Origin for scramjet

C20: from s(upersonic) + c(ombustion) + ramjet
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