ramjet

Meanings

Plural: ramjets

Noun

• a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
• A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

Synonyms

atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe, ramjet engine

Related Words

jet engine, pulsejet, turbojet