combustor

noun

com·​bus·​tor kəm-ˈbə-stər 

: a chamber (as in a gas turbine or a jet engine) in which combustion occurs

called also combustion chamber

Examples of combustor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the last decade, GE Aerospace has upgraded the GEnx engine’s high-pressure turbine blades and combustor coating technology, more than doubling time on wing in harsh environments, as per the release. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Further modifications typically include the development of fuel nozzles that let the machine run on natural gas rather than aviation fuel, and a combustor that minimizes the emission of nitrogen oxides, a major pollutant. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025

Catalytic stoves use a combustor for even better efficiency, whereas non-catalytic stoves use a series of air tubes, which is slightly less efficient. — Hannah Jones, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022

Collectively, these 200-blade rotors—each molded from a single piece of carbon fiber and each fitted with its own combustor, turbine, and reduction gear—would generate in excess of 130,000 pounds of thrust. — David W. Freeman, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

combust + -or entry 1

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for combustor

• adjuster
• baluster
• blockbuster
• lackluster
• bluster
• buster
• cluster
• duster
• juster
• luster
• lustre
• maister

Kids Definition

combustor

noun

com·​bus·​tor kəm-ˈbəs-tər 

: a chamber (as in a jet engine) in which combustion occurs