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RAMJET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ramjet mean? 

RAMJET (noun)
  The noun RAMJET has 1 sense:

1. a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speedplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


RAMJET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

atherodyde; athodyd; flying drainpipe; ramjet; ramjet engine

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)


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