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ramjet

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

ram·jet

noun \ˈram-ˌjet\

Definition of RAMJET

: a jet engine that consists essentially of a hollow tube without mechanical components and depends on the aircraft's speed of flight to compress the air which is supplied to a burner from which hot gases are discharged rearward

First Known Use of RAMJET

1942

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