a gas turbine in which the exhaust gases provide the propulsive thrust to drive an aircraft
turbojet engine in American English
noun
a jet-propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine-driven compressor
Word origin
[1940–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rh factor, airlift, blockbuster, silkscreen, snorkel
Examples of 'turbojet engine' in a sentence
turbojet engine
He pilots the four miniature turbojet engines with a hand-held controller.