ramjet

English

Etymology

ram +‎ jet

Noun

ramjet (plural ramjets)

(aeronautics) A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

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Translations

ramjet engine

Catalan: estatoreactor m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 沖壓發動機／冲压发动机 (chōngyā fādòngjī), 沖壓引擎／冲压引擎 (chōngyā yǐnqíng)
Finnish: patoputkimoottori (fi), patopainemoottori
French: statoréacteur (fr)
Irish: rop-scairdinneall m
Japanese: ラムジェット (ramujetto)
Welsh: ramjet f

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