noun
a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
• Syn: ↑ramjet, ↑atherodyde, ↑athodyd, ↑flying drainpipe
• Hypernyms: ↑jet engine
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\ noun or ramjet : a jet engine having in its forward end a continuous inlet of air so that there is a compressing effect produced on the air taken in while the engine is in motion with the compressed air that enters the combustion chamber and the constant burning of the fuel resulting in a continuous jet of hot gases
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ramˈjet or ramjet engine noun
A simple form of aero-engine, consisting of forward air-intake, combustion chamber and rear expansion nozzle, in which thrust is generated by compression due solely to forward motion
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Main Entry: ↑ram
Useful english dictionary. 2012.