AFTERBURNER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does afterburner mean? 

• AFTERBURNER (noun)
  The noun AFTERBURNER has 1 sense:

1. a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

  Familiarity information: AFTERBURNER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AFTERBURNER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("afterburner" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Holonyms ("afterburner" is a part of...):

fan-jet; fanjet; fanjet engine; turbofan; turbofan engine; turbojet; turbojet engine (a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust)