ramjet engine

noun

variants or ramjet

ˈram-ˌjet 

: a jet engine having in its forward end a continuous inlet of air so that there is a compressing effect produced on the air taken in while the engine is in motion with the compressed air that enters the combustion chamber and the constant burning of the fuel resulting in a continuous jet of hot gases

Word History

Etymology

ram entry 2 + jet

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