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turbojet Aeronaut.|ˈtɜːbəʊdʒɛt| Also with hyphen. [f. turbo- + jet n.3 5 c.] Used attrib. and absol. to designate (an aircraft having) a type of jet engine in which the jet gases also power a turbine-driven compressor for compressing the air drawn into the engine.
1945Aeronautics Mar. 28/2 The turbo-jet shows definite advantages in comparatively light aircraft designed to operate at high speeds. 1950Ann. Reg. 1949 424 Propelled by..turbo-jet engines,..the Comet flew at an altitude of 35,000 feet. 1958Times Rev. Industry Dec. 50/2 Within five years it is probable that over 1,300 turbo-jet and turbo-prop aircraft will be in service. 1962E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) i. 17, I had flown half-way around the world and landed at Peking in a Soviet turbojet manned by a Chinese crew. 1977Sci. Amer. Feb. 23/2 A turbojet engine exhausts its gases at 1,450 degrees, whereas a turbofan engine, because of turbulent mixing at the outlet, exhausts them at 600 degrees. |