fanjet airplane

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• fanjet — noun 1. an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine • Syn: ↑fan jet, ↑turbofan, ↑turbojet • Hypernyms: ↑jet, ↑jet plane, ↑jet propelled plane • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• fanjet — /fan jet /, n. 1. Also called turbofan. a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, which is used partly for the combustion of fuel and partly as exhaust. 2. an airplane having one or more such engines. Also, fan jet. [1880 85, in… …   Universalium

• fanjet — noun a) a turbofan engine b) an airplane powered by turbofan engines Syn: turbofan See Also: propjet, propfan, turbojet …   Wiktionary

• fanjet — n. type of airplane engine …   English contemporary dictionary

• fanjet — fan′jet or fan′ jet n. 1) aer. Also called turbofan a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air for use partly for the combustion of fuel and partly as exhaust. 2) aer. an airplane having such engines …   From formal English to slang

• fan-jet — noun 1. an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine • Syn: ↑fanjet, ↑turbofan, ↑turbojet • Hypernyms: ↑jet, ↑jet plane, ↑jet propelled plane • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• propjet — noun an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine • Syn: ↑turboprop, ↑turbo propeller plane • Hypernyms: ↑propeller plane • Part Meronyms: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• turbojet engine — noun a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust • Syn: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑fanjet engine, ↑turbojet, ↑turbofan, ↑turbofan engine • Hypernyms: ↑jet engine …   Useful english dictionary

• jet plane — noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑jet, ↑jet propelled plane • Derivationally related forms: ↑jet (for: ↑jet) • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

• turbojet — /terr boh jet /, n. 1. See turbojet engine. 2. an airplane equipped with one or more turbojet engines. [1940 45; TURBO + JET1] * * * Jet engine in which a turbine driven compressor draws in and compresses air, forcing it into a combustion chamber …   Universalium

• turbo-propeller plane — noun an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine • Syn: ↑propjet, ↑turboprop • Hypernyms: ↑propeller plane • Part Meronyms: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary