"afterburner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: afterburners [plural]
Etymology: From after- + burner. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|burner}} after- + burner Head templates: {{en-noun}} afterburner (plural afterburners)
  1. (aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust. Wikipedia link: afterburner Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: reheat Derived forms: switch on the afterburners Related terms: afterburning Translations (a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust): efterbrænder [common-gender] (Danish), naverbrander [masculine] (Dutch), nabrander [masculine] (Dutch), jälkipoltin (Finnish), ფორსაჟის კამერა (porsažis ḳamera) (Georgian), Nachbrenner [masculine] (German), utánégető (Hungarian), iardhóire [masculine] (Irish), アフターバーナー (afutābānā) (Japanese), etterbrenner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), افتر برنر (after-berner) (Persian), پسسوز (pas-suz) (Persian), pós-combustor [masculine] (Portuguese), форса́жная ка́мера (forsážnaja kámera) [feminine] (Russian), дожига́тель (dožigátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), postquemador [masculine] (Spanish), artyakıcı (Turkish)

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