ramjet (engine)
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ramjet (engine) — or ramjet [ram′jet΄] n. a jet engine, without moving parts, in which the air for oxidizing the fuel is continuously compressed by being rammed into the inlet by the high velocity of the aircraft … English World dictionary
ramjet (engine) — or ramjet [ram′jet΄] n. a jet engine, without moving parts, in which the air for oxidizing the fuel is continuously compressed by being rammed into the inlet by the high velocity of the aircraft … English World dictionary
ramjet engine — noun a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed • Syn: ↑ramjet, ↑atherodyde, ↑athodyd, ↑flying drainpipe • Hypernyms: ↑jet engine * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun … Useful english dictionary
turbo-ramjet engine — /terr boh ram jet / a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
turbo-ramjet engine — /terr boh ram jet / a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine. [1945 50] … Useful english dictionary
two-dimensional ramjet engine — noun : an airplane propulsion system of the ramjet type in which the flow passage of rectangular cross section has two sides parallel … Useful english dictionary
Ramjet — A ramjet, sometimes referred to as a stovepipe jet, or an athodyd, is a form of jet engine that contains no major moving parts. Unlike most other airbreathing jet engines, ramjets have no rotary compressor at the inlet, instead, the forward… … Wikipedia
ramjet — /ram jet /, n. a jet engine operated by the injection of fuel into a stream of air compressed by the forward speed of the aircraft. Also called ramjet engine. [1940 45; RAM + JET1] * * * Air breathing jet engine that operates with no major moving … Universalium
engine — Synonyms and related words: AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, arc jet engine, axial flow turbojet, beam engine, bearings, blowing engine, boiler, caldron, cam, cam… … Moby Thesaurus
Ramjet (disambiguation) — Ramjet may refer to:*Ramjet, the high speed propulsion engine free of moving parts *Ramjet (Transformers), a character in the Transformers toyline *Bussard ramjet, a theoretical form of spacecraft propulsion See also *Roger Ramjet, the animated… … Wikipedia
