turbojet engine

American

noun

a jet-propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine-driven compressor.

turbojet engine British

noun

a gas turbine in which the exhaust gases provide the propulsive thrust to drive an aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of turbojet engine

First recorded in 1940–45

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turbojet engine

Its Allison 400 turbojet engine develops a take-off thrust of 4,600 Ibs.

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Inside its slim body is a powerful turbojet engine as well as the rocket motor.

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Its Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet engine could kick it along at speeds just under the speed of sound, and its light frame could almost surely be coaxed to altitudes close to 100,000 ft.

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A turbojet engine was crammed into the narrow needle-nosed fuselage.

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One of the disadvantages of the conventional turbojet engine is its lack of propulsive efficiency.

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