(a) a turbine in which the rotor is turned by a jet of water (now rare); (b) a turbojet engine.
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| 释义 | society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [noun] > aircraft engine > jet engine > types of (12) jet turbine1878 (a) a turbine in which the rotor is turned by a jet of water (now rare); (b) a turbojet engine. athodyd1945 A jet engine deriving its propulsive power from the combustion of fuel in a duct or tube into which air is admitted and compressed as a result of… turbojet1945 Used attributively and absol. to designate (an aircraft having) a type of jet engine in which the jet gases also power a turbine-driven compressor… turboprop1945 Used attributively and absol. to designate (an aircraft having) a jet engine in which a turbine is used as in a turbojet and also to drive a… propjet1946 = turboprop, n. turbopropeller1947 turboramjet1948 any of a class of jet engines combining the operations of a turbojet and a ramjet, either as a turbo-jet with provision for afterburning, or as a… turbofan1949 Aeronautics. A jet engine employing such a fan for additional thrust; = fan-jet n. at fan, n.1 compounds 2. jato1951 An auxiliary, usually detachable, unit of one or more jet engines (usually rockets) for providing temporary extra thrust when an aircraft takes off. fan-jet1963 a jet engine in which additional thrust is provided by cold air drawn by a fan through a duct surrounding the rest of the engine, which is used… scramjet1966 A ramjet in which combustion takes place in a stream of gas moving at supersonic speed. refan1973 The fitting of a turbofan engine with a new and quieter fan; refanning. Also: a refanned engine. rare. |
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