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单词 ramjet
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ramjet

[ ram-jet ]
/ ˈræmˌdʒɛt /
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noun

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 .

Origin of ramjet

First recorded in 1940–45; ram1 + jet1

Words nearby ramjet

ramiform, ramify, Ramillies, ramisection, ramitis, ramjet, rammed earth, rammel, rammelsbergite, rammer, rammish
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Example sentences from the Web for ramjet

  • A bunch of Australian bushmen stumbling onto a ramjet and trying to figure out how it works.

    Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for ramjet

ramjet

ramjet engine

/ (ˈræmˌdʒɛt) /

noun

  1. a type of jet engine in which fuel is burned in a duct using air compressed by the forward speed of the aircraft
  2. an aircraft powered by such an engine
Also called: athodyd
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for ramjet

ramjet
[ rămjĕt′ ]

A cylindrical jet propulsion engine consisting of air intake and combustion chambers into which burning fuel is injected, forcing hot air out of the rear of the engine at high pressures to provide forward thrust. See Note at turbojet.
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