fanjet

fan·jet

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fan-jet]
- /ˈfænˌdʒɛt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fan-jet]
- /ˈfænˌdʒɛt/

Definitions of fanjet word

noun fanjet Also called turbofan. a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, which is used partly for the combustion of fuel and partly as exhaust. 1
noun fanjet an airplane having one or more such engines. 1
noun fanjet (aviation) a turbofan engine. 1
noun fanjet turbofan (sense 1) 0
noun fanjet an aircraft propelled by such an engine 0

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Origin of fanjet

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85, in earlier sense; fan1 + jet1

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Parts of speech for Fanjet

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fanjet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for fanjet

noun fanjet

rocket — Maurice [maw-rees;; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris;; French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), ("Rocket") 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
pulsejet — a jet engine equipped with valves that continuously open to admit air, then close during combustion, giving a pulsating thrust: used to power the V-1, a German buzz bomb, in World War II.
ramjet — a jet engine operated by the injection of fuel into a stream of air compressed by the forward speed of the aircraft.
reaction engine — an engine that produces power as a reaction to the momentum given to gases ejected from it, as a rocket or jet engine.
turbofan — a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low-velocity exhaust jet.

All 7 Synonyms of fanjet