scramjet

[skram-jet]

noun Aeronautics.

a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.

Origin of scramjet

1965–70; s(upersonic) c(ombustion) ramjet

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British Dictionary definitions for scramjet

scramjet

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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