turbojet
/ˈtɜrboʊˌdʒɛt/
noun
- A type of jet engine that compresses air, mixes it with fuel, and burns it to produce a high-speed exhaust jet that pushes the aircraft forward.
- Unlike a turbofan, a turbojet has no large fan at the front and is less fuel-efficient.
- The turbojet produces thrust by expelling hot gases at very high speed.
- Early fighter jets used turbojet engines because they were simple and powerful.
- An aircraft that is powered by a turbojet engine.
- The museum displayed a vintage turbojet from the 1950s.
- Pilots trained on turbojets before transitioning to modern turbofan aircraft.
- That old turbojet still flies at air shows every summer.