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RAMJET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
Synonyms:
atherodyde; athodyd; flying drainpipe; ramjet; ramjet engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ramjet" is a kind of...):
jet engine (a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion)