Jet engine
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noun


(1)   A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
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Noun


  1. an engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle
  2. any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet etc.

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