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afterburner definition

after·burner (-bʉrn′ər)

noun

  1. a device within the tailpipe of some jet engines for burning extra fuel to produce additional thrust
  2. an auxiliary device, as on internal-combustion engines and incinerators, for burning undesirable exhaust gases produced during the original combustion

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