turbojet engine

American  

noun

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

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turbojet engine British  

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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turbojet engine

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

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When built into an airplane, the turbojet engine runs much more quietly than it does on a test stand.

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This is little more than an ordinary turbojet engine with its combustion chambers replaced by a nuclear reactor.

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

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When the turbojet engine came along, designers of speedy aircraft joyfully abandoned the propeller.

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