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    FANJET ENGINE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrustplay

    Synonyms:

    fan-jet; fanjet; fanjet engine; turbofan; turbofan engine; turbojet; turbojet engine

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("fanjet engine" is a kind of...):

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

    Meronyms (parts of "fanjet engine"):

    afterburner (a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust)

    gas turbine (turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine)

    Holonyms ("fanjet engine" is a part of...):

    fan-jet; fanjet; turbofan; turbojet (an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine)

    propjet; turbo-propeller plane; turboprop (an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine)

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