"ramjet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ramjets [plural]
Etymology: ram + jet Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ram|jet}} ram + jet Head templates: {{en-noun}} ramjet (plural ramjets)
  1. (aeronautics) 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. Wikipedia link: ramjet Categories (topical): Aeronautics, Aviation Derived forms: Bussard ramjet, interstellar ramjet, scramjet, turbo-ramjet Related terms: jet engine, pulsejet, turbojet Translations (ramjet engine): estatoreactor [masculine] (Catalan), 沖壓發動機 (Chinese Mandarin), 冲压发动机 (chōngyā fādòngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 沖壓引擎 (Chinese Mandarin), 冲压引擎 (chōngyā yǐnqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), patoputkimoottori (Finnish), patopainemoottori (Finnish), statoréacteur (French), Staustrahltriebwerk [neuter] (German), rop-scairdinneall [masculine] (Irish), ラムジェット (ramujetto) (Japanese), ramjet [feminine] (Welsh)

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