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- [tur-boh-jet]
- /ˈtɜr boʊˌdʒɛt/
- /ˈtɜː.bəʊ.dʒet/
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- [tur-boh-jet]
- /ˈtɜr boʊˌdʒɛt/
Definitions of turbojet word
- noun turbojet turbojet engine. 1
- noun turbojet an airplane equipped with one or more turbojet engines. 1
- noun turbojet type of jet engine 1
- noun turbojet an aircraft powered by one or more turbojet engines 0
- noun turbojet 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 0
- noun turbojet an aircraft propelled by such an engine 0
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Origin of turbojet
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; turbo- + jet1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Turbojet
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turbojet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
turbojet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turbojet
noun turbojet
- blowtorch — A blowtorch is the same as a blowlamp.
- concorde — the first commercial supersonic airliner, in service between 1976 and 2003. Of Anglo-French construction, it was capable of cruising at over 2160 km per hr (1200 mph)
- 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.
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