ALL meanings of afterburner
af·ter·burn·er
A a - noun afterburner a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases 3
- noun afterburner a system of fuel injection and combustion located behind the turbine of an aircraft jet engine to produce additional thrust 3
- noun afterburner a device within the tailpipe of some jet engines for burning extra fuel to produce additional thrust 3
- noun afterburner an auxiliary device, as on internal-combustion engines and incinerators, for burning undesirable exhaust gases produced during the original combustion 3
- noun afterburner An auxiliary burner fitted to the exhaust system of a turbojet engine to increase thrust. 1
- noun afterburner Aeronautics. a device placed within, or attached to the exit of, a jet-engine exhaust pipe to produce afterburning. 1
- noun afterburner a device for burning exhaust fumes from an internal-combustion engine, as of an automobile. 1
- noun afterburner fuel-burning device in an engine 1
- noun afterburner A device in the engine of an aircraft which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust. 0