turbojet

turbojet Definition

turbo·jet (tʉr′bō jet′)

noun

a tunnel-like reaction engine in which air is drawn in, compressed by spinning blades attached to the turbine shaft, and mixed with atomized fuel, with the resultant mixture being ignited in combustion chambers to produce a powerful jet that drives the engine's turbines and provides thrust
an aircraft propelled by such an engine

turbojet Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

engine: Turbojet Engine: The simplest form of a gas turbine engine.
aircraft: The next day Col. Laurence C. Craigie became the first U.S. military pilot to fly a turbojet aircraft.
fighter: The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first fully operational turbojet fighter and saw service in the later years of World War Two.

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